Miniskirt vs. Microskirt

Miniskirtnoun

A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.

Microskirtnoun

An extremely short miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.

Miniskirtnoun

a very short skirt

Miniskirt

A miniskirt (sometimes hyphenated as mini-skirt, separated as mini skirt, or sometimes shortened to simply mini) is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than 10 cm (4 in) below the buttocks; and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a miniskirt dress. A micro-miniskirt or microskirt is a miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level.