skort
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English
Etymology
Blend of skirt + shorts. First attested in the 1950s.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t
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Noun
skort (plural skorts)
- A pair of shorts designed to look like a skirt via the addition of a panel of fabric.
- Always feminine, Faith preferred to wear a skirt when possible, but for reasons of modesty she compromised by wearing a skort to amusement parks where boys might see her from below if she rode the Ferris wheel.
- Synonyms: scooter, scooter skirt
- 2008 August, Sarah Bowen Shea, “Speedy, Sexy, Cool: What to look for if you're putting shorts behind”, in Runner's World, page 74:
- All the major athletic apparel companies now offer skirts, or skorts. (What's the difference between a skort and a running skirt? Nothing, really, but I like the latter term better.)
- 2010, Jen Hatmaker, Out of the Spin Cycle: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load, page 91:
- Trina: I'm holding a pair of skorts.
Jen: (gasp) Trina, listen very carefully to me. Put the skorts down and back away slowly. BACK AWAY! Look for the nearest exit!
- 2011, Anna Lefler, The Chicktionary: From A-line to Z-snap, the words every woman should know, page 179:
- Often erroneously confused with culottes (see also: culottes), the skort appears to be a skirt in the front (due to a clever little fabric flap) but reveals its essential shorts-ness from behind. The skort is typically short (often very short) and is designed for sporty activities such as tennis and hiking.
Usage notes
An individual garment may be referred to in the singular (following the usage of skirt) or plural (following the usage of shorts).
Translations
pair of shorts designed to look like a skirt
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Icelandic
Noun
skort
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse skortr m, skort n, both derived from the Proto-Germanic adjective *skurtaz (“short, deficient”).
Noun
skort m (definite singular skorten, indefinite plural skortar, definite plural skortane)