upskirt
UK/ˈʌpskəːt/
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upskirt adjective: designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt.
Adjective
upskirt (not comparable)
- Designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt.
- Under this general principle, victims of upskirt voyeurism that takes place in a public location such as a park or shopping mall would be left remediless under the privacy theory called intrusion into seclusion.2004, Clay Calvert, Voyeur Nation, page 202
- Yet while orthodox voyeurism exists online, most commercial ‘upskirt’ cam sites primarily draw on footage from paid sex workers.2008, Camgirls: Celebrity and Community in the Age of Social Networks, page 45
Noun
upskirt (plural upskirts)
- An image of this kind.
- For more serious problems caused by the cellphone, we may need new laws — as in the case of upskirts.2006, Anandam P Kavoori, Noah Arceneaux, The Cell Phone Reader, page 16
- The Internet is replete with photos of Britney with a flabby belly and shorn head, Britney making out drunk in clubs, “upskirts“ of Britney's shaved genitalia.2008, Carmine Sarracino, Kevin M Scott, The Porning of America, page 212
- The area inside a skirt, as viewed from below and while being worn.
- Her upskirt is very frilly.
Verb
upskirt (third-person singular simple present upskirts, present participle upskirting, simple past and past participle upskirted)
- To take a voyeuristic photograph up the skirt of (a woman), especially surreptitiously.
- Following an incident where a man used a gym bag to upskirt several dozen women in crowded stores, the California legislature amended existing laws to focus on the individual violations acts rather than the location.2007, William G Staples, The Encyclopedia of Privacy, page 525
Synonyms of upskirt
Forms of upskirt
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | upskirts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | upskirts |
| present participle | upskirting |
| past participle | upskirted |
| past | upskirted |
Origin of upskirt
From up + skirt. First attested in 1997. As a verb, in 2008.
Words formed from upskirt
Questions about upskirt
- What does upskirt mean?
- Upskirt means designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt.
- What part of speech is upskirt?
- Upskirt can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce upskirt?
- Upskirt is pronounced /ˈʌpskəːt/ (UK).
Words near upskirt in the dictionary
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