upskirt
/ˈʌpskəːt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt.
verb
To take a voyeuristic photograph up the skirt of (a woman), especially surreptitiously.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Under this general principle, victims of upskirt voyeurism that takes place in a public location such as a park or shopping mall would be left remediless under the privacy theory called intrusion into seclusion."
- "Yet while orthodox voyeurism exists online, most commercial ‘upskirt’ cam sites primarily draw on footage from paid sex workers."
- "For more serious problems caused by the cellphone, we may need new laws — as in the case of upskirts."
- "The Internet is replete with photos of Britney with a flabby belly and shorn head, Britney making out drunk in clubs, “upskirts“ of Britney's shaved genitalia."
- "Her upskirt is very frilly."
- "Following an incident where a man used a gym bag to upskirt several dozen women in crowded stores, the California legislature amended existing laws to focus on the individual violations acts rather than the location."
Etymology
Origin
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈʌpskəːt/