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mini skirt

 [min-ee-skurt]   Origin

min·i·skirt

   [min-ee-skurt]
noun
a very short skirt or skirt part, as of a coat or dress, ending several inches above the knee.
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Also called mini.

Origin:
1960–65; mini(ature) + skirt

Related forms
min·i·skirt·ed, adjective
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miniskirt
1965, reputedly the invention of Fr. fashion designer André Courrèges.
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"The miniskirt enables young ladies to run faster, and because of it, they may have to." [John V. Lindsay, "New York Times," Jan. 13, 1967]
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