Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A sleeveless tunic with a pleated skirt most commonly seen as part of a girl's school uniform.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform
Etymologies
- gym + slip (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Then there are short, gymslip-style black jersey dresses by Gwen ...”
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“I am just waiting for Topshop to start selling those gymslip pinafores.”
“The Eastern Cape figure was almost double that of Gauteng, which had 2336 gymslip pregnancies, and more than five times higher than the 997 in KwaZulu-Natal.”
“When I went to primary school, many aeons ago, the only kit required was a satchel, a gymslip and a clean hankie.”
“She was eventually expelled from Merchant Taylors' Girls' School in Crosby after being caught with a "dirty rhyme" as she called it, written by someone else, in her gymslip pocket.”
“Baron von Richtofen, Biggin Hill, 26/07/2011 20:22 Mugwump, Boris the Bafoon would look great in a gymslip!”
“They could be victims of bullying, gymslip mothers or perhaps share Oliver's literacy problem.”
“Nine months later - or two hours in TV drama time - she was back on the diving board, with her dreams revised and a doting dad holding the baby by the poolside, minutes after a snottery-nosed declaration that he and his gymslip mum were about to ruin each other's lives by staying together.”
“Carlisle's gymslip mums challenging the stereotypes”
“A paedophobic gymslip gem, it should be on the shelves of anyone hoping to fathom the lurid, fractal mess of turn-of-the-century British culture, a must for those of us who cannot stomach Cute unless it’s gnawed down to the painful cuticle.”
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