miniskirt
pronunciation
How to pronounce miniskirt in British English:
UK [ˈmɪniskɜ:t]
How to pronounce miniskirt in American English:
US [ˈmɪniskɜrt]
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- Noun:
- a very short skirt
Word Origin
- miniskirt (n.)
- also mini-skirt, 1965, from mini- + skirt (n.); reputedly the invention of French fashion designer André Courrèges (b.1923)."The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to." [John V. Lindsay, "New York Times," Jan. 13, 1967]Related: Miniskirted.
Example
- 1. When did the miniskirt first come in ?
- 2. Miki xue wears ivory lace miniskirt , guess rhinestone pendant and - all the rage in shanghai - heavy black glasses without lenses .
- 3. Has brazil returned to the 1960s , when wearing a miniskirt was a mini-political act to shock the country 's then military government ?
- 4. During what other time period could you wear leg warmers , a sweater and a miniskirt all at the same time ( and in electric neon colors ) ?
- 5. For even when deloris is shimmying in a leopard miniskirt in the show 's opening number , ms. miller somehow exudes sweetness and sincerity . This makes the heroine 's transition from sassy sinner to sympathetic musical instructor less outlandishly funny than it was in the movie .