minijupe

miniskirt

noun mee-nee-ZHOOP Rare

Origin: French mini- + jupe (skirt); popularised in the 1960s

Usage Note

Minijupe entered French in the 1960s alongside the fashion revolution associated with designers like André Courrèges. It is a compound of mini- and jupe (skirt). The plural is minijupes. Porter une minijupe (to wear a miniskirt) is the standard collocation.

Examples

"Elle portait une minijupe rouge vif."

Natural Translation

She was wearing a bright red miniskirt.

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