"upskirt" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌpskəːt/ [UK] Audio: En-us-ncalif-upskirt.ogg
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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 2 13 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 2 19 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 22 38

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌpskəːt/ [UK] Audio: En-us-ncalif-upskirt.ogg 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 2 13 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 2 19 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 22 38

Verb

IPA: /ˈʌpskəːt/ [UK] Audio: En-us-ncalif-upskirt.ogg 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 2 13 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 2 19 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 2 22 38

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