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    [Noun]  | "skirt" | \ ˈskərt \


    1: a free-hanging outer garment or undergarment covering some or all of the body from the waist down and traditionally worn by women and girls

    2: a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down

    3: a cloth facing that hangs from the bottom edge or across the front of a piece of furniture


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Old Norse skyrta shirt, kirtle {mat|shirt|};

    [Noun]  | "skirt steak" 


    1: a boneless strip of beef cut from the plate


    Origin: circa 1909 ;

    [Noun]  | "hobble skirt" 


    1: a skirt constricted at the bottom


    Origin: 1911 ;

    [Verb]  | "skirt" 


    1: to form or run along the border or edge of : border

    2: to provide a skirt for

    3: to furnish a border or shield for


    Origin: 1602 ;

    [Noun]  | "skirt" 


    1: the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something;


      * e.g., " ... an old shack on the skirts of the town "



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    [Verb]  | "skirt" 


    1: to avoid by going around;


      * e.g., " ... skirted the construction zone "





    2: to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness;


      * e.g., " ... the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations "



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    3: to be adjacent to;


      * e.g., " ... the commercial district skirts the river's edge "



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     [ "skirt" ]

    1:  to leave a place

      * e.g.,  ... "dawg, this party is weak. i'm fitting to skirt." 


     [ "skirt" ]

    2:  to run/ move quickly

      * e.g.,  ... "did the cops come?" 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: To leave a place, usually in a hurry.

      * e.g.,  ... I gotta skirt, skirt outta here 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: 40's'esque slang for a female, a dame

      * e.g.,  ... let's go chase some skirts. 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: obviously, we all know it's a female garment.

      * e.g.,  ... chick 1: like, oh my god, someone totally skirted me today at lunch and, like, it was right next to the football players' table, and, like, they all saw my bright pink thong! like, traumatizing! 


     [ "skirt" ]

    2: however, if you go to a catholic school or any school with uniforms, you also know that it is a verb.

      * e.g.,  ... chick 2: at least you HAD underwear on. 


     [ "skirt" ]

    3: to SKIRT someone is to come up behind them and pull the back of their skirt up, therefore exposing their buttocks to whoever is behind them.

      * e.g.,  ... chick 1: true.  


     [ "skirt" ]

    4: it sucks to be skirted, but is the best way to get revenge on someone / embaress the hell out of them, though skirting must be done responsibly, because everyone hates those never-ending wars to see who can skirt the most people. (kind of like the circle game)

      * e.g.,  ... (chick 1 skirts chick 2, who screams, then a cat fight ensues. they both take their shirts off for some reason and prance around, screaming 'bitch!' at each other, occassionally taking a swing. it's quite arousing.) 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: Yet another term for a female.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, you see that skirt, she's hot! 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: Slang term for a female.

      * e.g.,  ... "Look at that pretty little skirt walking down the street... think she'll give me her number?" 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: Dress like shorts you wear in the summer.

      * e.g.,  ... I got her the skirt for her birthday. 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: skirt (skûrt): A derogatory remark. To insinuate that a person cant hang. To call someone a little girl, a pussy.

      * e.g.,  ... Natalie is being a skirt cuz she won't go out, she may need a Midol and tampon! 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: A man that supposedly "dates" a lesbian to try and convince others that she is actually heterosexual. The word comes from skirt, a garment worn by females considered to be feminime. It is the lesbain version of a beard.

      * e.g.,  ... Ashley: "Oh my God... Laura is so staring at Rachel's boobs. She is such a lesbian." Brittany: "No way, she's dating Mark." Ashley: "He's just her skirt." 

     [ "skirt" ]

    1: A traditionally feminine garment. It's a simple tube that can either be tight-fitting or loose and draped. The length is usually anywhere from mid-thigh to floor-length..

      * e.g.,  ... Until the Rennaisance, European men often wore a form of skirt, although they probably didn't concider it a skirt. 


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    2: Tight skirts can be uncomfortable or difficult to move in, and long skirts can lead to embarrassing situations if it's windy day and especially if the fabric is too lightweight.

      * e.g.,  ... Nowadays, there's the Polynesian sarong and the Gaelic kilt for men. 


     [ "skirt" ]

    3: Still, they do provide more freedom from the confinements of trousers and provide modesty if a woman must relieve herself outdoors.


     [ "skirt" ]

    4: Women can also wear leggings underneath skirts for warmth and/or modesty.

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