skirtie

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noun

A skirt; an underskirt.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounskirtie (plural skirties)

plural skirties · alternative skirty

  1. colloquialrareA skirt; an underskirt.First known use 20th c.

    A woman and a man. I see her skirties. Pinned up, I bet

    1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 3: Proteus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 46
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    Or was it the WWII doggerel, Dirty Gertie from Bizerte, kept a mousetrap up her skirtie - baited it with fleur de flirty... I mercifully forget the rest!

    1992 March 8, JOHN WHAT'S-THE-M-FOR? WILLIAMS, “Gleanings (33)”, in bit.listserv.words-l (Usenet), archived from the original on 18 Nov 2025

    Look at the back of his cute little skirtie he[’]s wearing? His legs at a 45' angle, yet the kilt is hanging down low enough to be resting on his leg, no camera angle involved.

    2001 April 28, Who?, “Quebec Riots”, in rec.music.makers.bagpipe (Usenet), archived from the original on 18 Nov 2025

    I didn[’]t think of the roman^([sic]) skirties... I have thunder thighs LOL that is all I need is a skimpy strap of leather trying to hide me....

    2003 March 28, Chrissie, “Tell Me About Your Horse!”, in alt.animals.horses (Usenet), archived from the original on 18 Nov 2025

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APA

skirtie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skirtie

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