Meanings
plural miniskirts · alternative mini-skirt · alternative mini skirt
- A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.
The stewardess in a miniskirt, a hippie in a leather shirt
1971, Leanne Scott, “L.A. International Airport”, performed by Susan Raye1 more example
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.
1966 May 29, Russell Baker, “Observer: London Is I-Cumen In, Sing Cu-Cu”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- LatinMinius
- Latinminium
- Italianminio
- Italianminiare
- Italianminiatura
- Englishminiature
- Englishmini-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
- Proto-Germanic*skertaną
- Proto-Germanic*skurtaz
- Proto-Germanic*skurtijǭ
- Old Norseskyrta
- Middle Englishskyrte
- Englishskirt
- Englishminiskirt
Translations
Afrikaans minirok
- minirokskirt
Arabic تَنُّورَة قَصِيرَة, مِنِي جُوب
- تَنُّورَة قَصِيرَة (tannūra qaṣīra)skirt
- مِنِي جُوب (minī jūb)skirt
Basque minigona
- minigonaskirt
Catalan minifaldilla
- minifaldillaskirt
Chinese Mandarin 迷你裙
- 迷你裙 (mínǐqún)skirt
Czech minisukně
- minisukněskirt
Danish miniskørt
- miniskørtskirt
Dutch minirok, minirokje
- minirokskirt
- minirokjeskirt
Esperanto minijupo
- minijuposkirt
Estonian miniseelik
- miniseelikskirt
Finnish minihame
- minihameskirt
French minijupe
- minijupeskirt
German Minirock, Miniröckchen
- Minirockskirt
- Miniröckchenskirt
Greek μίνι φούστα
- μίνι φούστα (míni foústa)skirt
Hungarian miniszoknya
- miniszoknyaskirt
Indonesian rok mini
- rok miniskirt
Italian minigonna
- minigonnaskirt
Japanese ミニスカート, ミニスカ
- ミニスカート (minisukāto)skirt
- ミニスカ (minisuka)skirt
Korean 미니스커트
- 미니스커트 (miniseukeoteu)skirt
Malay miniskirt
- miniskirtskirt
Norwegian Bokmål miniskjørt
- miniskjørtskirt
Persian مینی ژوپ
- مینی ژوپ (mini-žup)skirt
Polish mini, miniówka
- miniskirt
- miniówkaskirt
- minispódniczkaskirt
Portuguese minissaia
- minissaiaskirt
Russian мини-ю́бка
- мини-ю́бка (mini-júbka)skirt
Spanish minifalda, putifalda
- minifaldaskirt
- putifaldaskirt
Swedish kortkortkjol, minikjol
- kortkortkjolskirt
- minikjolskirt
Turkish mini etek
- mini etekskirt
Ukrainian міні-спідни́ця
- міні-спідни́ця (mini-spidnýcja)skirt
Welsh sgert fini
- sgert finiskirt
Cite this entry
miniskirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniskirt
“miniskirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniskirt. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miniskirt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniskirt.
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