minidress

noun

mini·​dress ˈmi-nē-ˌdres How to pronounce minidress (audio)
: a short close-fitting dress

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The 10-foot-tall bronze sculpture was designed by sculptor Fred Ajanogha and depicts Turner striking a pose in a minidress. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 Oscar de la Renta’s collection embraced both qualities, yielding Clooney’s minidress moment — ideal for warm late-September New York City nights with crushed leaves on the pavement. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025 Long white coat that when opened reveals a Rorschach-style paint-splatter pattern and a matching minidress. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025 Helped by being significantly shorter than the statuesque Schiffer, the singer was able to — just about — re-style it into a skintight minidress. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minidress

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of minidress was in 1965

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“Minidress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minidress. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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