"bit of skirt" meaning in All languages combined

See bit of skirt on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-bit of skirt.ogg Forms: bits of skirt [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|bits of skirt}} bit of skirt (plural bits of skirt)
  1. (UK slang, offensive) A woman, when regarded as a sexual object. Tags: UK, offensive, slang Categories (topical): Female Synonyms: bit of muslin [obsolete], bit of stuff Translations (Woman): gnocca [feminine] (Italian), figona [feminine] (Italian), rabo de saia [masculine] (Portuguese), rabo-de-saia (note: superseded spelling) [masculine] (Portuguese), làir [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), falda [feminine] (Spanish)

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