skortn.
/skɔːt/, U.S. /skɔrt/ Chiefly North American.
A pair of shorts having a flap across the front to give the appearance of a skirt; (also) a short skirt having an attached pair of shorts underneath.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > other
bases1562
petticoat1661
petticoatie1796
basquine1819
gypsy skirt1871
divided skirt1885
lava-lava1891
saya1899
three-decker1909
harem skirt1910
lappa1954
skort1957
puffball1959
swirl skirt1962
longuette1970
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and lower body > [noun] > trousers > types of > short trousers or shorts > types of
panties1845
lederhosen1937
Bermuda shorts1938
walk shorts1944
Bermudas1954
knickers1954
skort1957
Jamaica shorts1959
baggies1962
cut-off1964
Jamaica1964
sleep-shorts1964
hot pants1970
batty riders1992
1957 Independent-Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 16 June a4 If a lady can't decide between shorts and a skirt.., the answer is a skort.
1979 Boston Globe 23 Dec. 4 (caption) Four button skort has demure little undershorts.
1997 J. Stone Places by Sea viii. 105 The woman..picked out a white tank to go with the skort.
2000 Neepawa (Manitoba) Banner 3 June 5/1 I couldn't be a cheerleader because there was no skort in a small enough size for me.
2013 Irish Times (Nexis) 27 July 59 Players are still not allowed to wear shorts, but skorts..are permitted.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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