"upskirting" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: upskirt + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|upskirt|ing}} upskirt + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} upskirting (uncountable)
  1. The covert, voyeuristic photographing of a woman's underwear up her skirt. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-upskirting-en-noun-D3rHOf6a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

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          "text": "2018, The Independent, Upskirting to be made criminal offense with two-year prison sentence under proposed law\nThe new law would bring the punishment for upskirting in line with existing voyeurism offenses"
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          "ref": "2004, Clay Calvert, Voyeur Nation: Media, Privacy, and Peering in Modern Culture, page 201",
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