"upskirt" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈʌpskəːt/ [UK] Audio: En-us-ncalif-upskirt.ogg [Northern-California, US]
Etymology: From up + skirt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|up|skirt}} up + skirt Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} upskirt (not comparable)
  1. Designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-upskirt-en-adj-mHBOwWyV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 2 15 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 2 38 31

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌpskəːt/ [UK] Audio: En-us-ncalif-upskirt.ogg [Northern-California, US] Forms: upskirts [plural]
Etymology: From up + skirt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|up|skirt}} up + skirt Head templates: {{en-noun}} upskirt (plural upskirts)
  1. An image of this kind. Synonyms: panty shot
    Sense id: en-upskirt-en-noun-dP4M-OXU
  2. The area inside a skirt, most commonly from below and while being worn. Categories (topical): Pornography
    Sense id: en-upskirt-en-noun-cDHmwl6D Disambiguation of Pornography: 2 33 51 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 2 15 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 2 38 31

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈʌpskəːt/ [UK] Audio: En-us-ncalif-upskirt.ogg [Northern-California, US] Forms: upskirts [present, singular, third-person], upskirting [participle, present], upskirted [participle, past], upskirted [past]
Etymology: From up + skirt. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|up|skirt}} up + skirt Head templates: {{en-verb}} upskirt (third-person singular simple present upskirts, present participle upskirting, simple past and past participle upskirted)
  1. (transitive) To take a voyeuristic photograph up the skirt of (a woman), especially surreptitiously. Tags: transitive Related terms: upshorts, anasyrma, downblouse
    Sense id: en-upskirt-en-verb-TEdDA2rI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 2 15 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 2 38 31

Inflected forms

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