miniskirt

[ min-ee-skurt ]

noun

1. a very short skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending several inches above the knee.

miniskirt

/ ˈmɪnɪˌskɜːt /

noun

1. a very short skirt, originally in the 1960s one at least four inches above the knee Often shortened tomini

Derived Forms

• ˈminiˌskirted, adjective

Other Words From

• mini·skirted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of miniskirt¹

First recorded in 1960–65; mini(ature) + skirt

Example Sentences

Instead, they were faced with the “youthquake” and miniskirts and Mary Quant.

From Popular-Science

She carefully replaces the miniskirt under the flat, heavy stone, ready for tomorrow night.

From Time

Think of maximalist Madonna, throwing a miniskirt over textured leggings, becoming one of the prime evangelists of that look.

From The Daily Beast

Princess Anne, on the other hand, actually sports some miniskirts.

From Fortune

She showed off her long legs in a miniskirt and platform heels.

From The Daily Beast

Earlier this week, 24-year-old Princess Beatrice partied at Bodo's in a tight, leather miniskirt.

From The Daily Beast

Wallis Wilde-Menozzi is just a student in a miniskirt looking for adventure when she first visits Italy.

From The Daily Beast

The denim miniskirt was walking out with one of the gents, a drunk in a suit.

From The Daily Beast

Once an anti-shah activist in a miniskirt, Zahrah Rahnavard is now a feminist in a chador.

From The Daily Beast