Phrase guide

pencil skirt

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpɛnsəl skɜːt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A slim skirt (clothing) with a straight and narrow cut, usually approximately knee-length.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Anna decided to wear a black pencil skirt with her blue blouse that day to work.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pencil + skirt, referring to its shape.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тясна пола (tjasna pola) — very narrow skirt
  • Catalan: faldilla de llapis — very narrow skirt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鉛筆裙 /铅笔裙 (qiānbǐqún) — very narrow skirt
  • Dutch: kokerrok — very narrow skirt
  • Dutch: potloodrok — very narrow skirt
  • French: jupe-crayon — very narrow skirt
  • German: Bleistiftrock — very narrow skirt
  • Portuguese: saia lápis — very narrow skirt
  • Portuguese: saia tubo — very narrow skirt
  • Spanish: falda de tubo — very narrow skirt
  • Spanish: falda lápiz — very narrow skirt
  • Spanish: pollera tubo — very narrow skirt
  • Swedish: pennkjol — very narrow skirt