midiskirt

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UK/ˈmɪdiskəːt/

noun

A skirt with a hemline at mid-calf.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounmidiskirt (plural midiskirts)

plural midiskirts · alternative midi skirt · alternative midi-skirt

  1. A skirt with a hemline at mid-calf.First known use 20th c.

    The midi skirt, which you would imagine to be an almost polar opposite look to black trousers, has unexpectedly edged them out of my wardrobe.

    2016 October 28, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian

Origin

From mid- (in mid-calf) + skirt, with linking -i- after miniskirt. Compare midi-.

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APA

midiskirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midiskirt

MLA

“midiskirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midiskirt. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midiskirt,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midiskirt.

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