How do you pronounce miniskirt?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪnɪskəːt/.

miniskirt

/ˈmɪnɪskəːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

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noun

"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."
"The stewardess in a miniskirt, a hippie in a leather shirt"

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ Old Norse skyrtabor. Middle English skyrte English skirt English miniskirt From mini- + skirt.

miniskirts (plural) mini-skirt (alternative) mini skirt (alternative)

miniskirted

hot pants rah-rah Daisy Dukes

minidress sundress hot pants rah-rah Daisy Dukes microskirt

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