miniskirt
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
miniskirt (plural miniskirts)
- A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.
- 1966 May 29, Russell Baker, “Observer: London Is I-Cumen In, Sing Cu-Cu”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- People who are “switched-on” and can twitch to prove it. And now–the latest—the chest toupee and the mini-skirt. […] For the benefit of those who are neither switched-on nor gear, the mini-skirt is actually a semi-skirt.
Translations[edit]
skirt
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See also[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧skirt
Noun[edit]
miniskirt
- a miniskirt
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:miniskirt.
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English miniskirt.
Noun[edit]
miniskirt (Jawi spelling مينيسکرت, informal 1st possessive miniskirtku, 2nd possessive miniskirtmu, 3rd possessive miniskirtnya)
Further reading[edit]
- “miniskirt” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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