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

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If skorts aren’t your thing, perhaps these flowy shorts are more your style. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026 Flowing maxi skirts, crisp wide-leg pants, and even a skort all made the cut. Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 This guest lets her turquoise skort take centerstage by pairing it with a heather gray tank and black flip-flops. Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for skort

Word History

Etymology

blend of skirt entry 1 and shorts

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skort was in 1951

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“Skort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skort. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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