zettai ryouiki

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nounzettai ryouiki (uncountable)

slanguncountablefashionThe area of bare skin above the top of above-the-knee socks but below the hemline of a miniskirt or pair of shorts.
Synonyms: absolute territory

nounThe area of bare skin above the top of above-the-knee socks but below the hemline of a miniskirt or pair of shorts.

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Borrowed from Japanese 絶(ぜっ)対(たい)領(りょう)域(いき) (zettai ryōiki, literally “absolute territory”).

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