Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microskirt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-croskirt
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.

Example Sentences

"The girls were slender, delectable in stacked heels and shiny clothes that glowed in the dark. One of them wore a microskirt, and he could see the tops of black or navy thigh-highs as he stopped to pick them up."

Etymology

From micro- + skirt, by analogy with miniskirt.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microskirts (plural)

Derived Forms

microskirted

Questions

What does microskirt mean?: An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.
Where does microskirt come from?: From micro- + skirt, by analogy with miniskirt.

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