miniskirt

Etymology

mini- + skirt.

noun

  1. A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.
    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. 1966-05-29, Russell Baker, “Observer: London Is I-Cumen In, Sing Cu-Cu”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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