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skort

noun \ˈskȯrt\

Definition of SKORT

:  a pair of shorts made to resemble a skirt (as with an overlapping front panel)
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Origin of SKORT

blend of 1skirt and shorts
First Known Use: 1951

Rhymes with SKORT

bort, court, fort, forte, mort, ort, port, Porte, quart, short, snort, sort, sport, swart, thwart, tort, torte, wart, wort

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