redskirt

English

noun

Definitions

(fiction) An unimportant or expendable female character, especially one introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril faced by important characters.

Etymology

Compound from English red (having red as its colour) + English skirt.

Origin

English

skirt

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Red China English
Red Crown English
Red Hatter English
Red Sea English
Redbeard English
Redbridge English
Redcastle English
Redflower English
antired English
bedskirt English
beskirt English
blood-red English
blue-red English
foreskirt English
infrared English
lightskirt English
maxiskirt English
microskirt English
miniskirt English
monored English
nonred English
outskirt English
outskirts English
overskirt English
red English
red caviar English
red geyser English
red guard English
red nugget galaxy English
red state English
red tide English
red wolf English
red-crested pochard English
red-eye English
red-green English
red-haired English
red-handed English
red-necked buzzard English
red-pencil English
red-shouldered hawk English
redback English
redbait English
redbed English
redbelly English
redberry English
redbird English
redbone English
redbreast English
redbrick English
redbud English
redbug English
redbush English
redcap English
redcoat English
redden English
reddish English
reddy English
redface English
redfin English
redfinch English
redfish English
redgum English
redhead English
redheaded English
redhorse English
redleg English
redline English
redlink English
redly English
redmouth English
redneck English
redness English
rednosed English
redology English
redophile English
redout English
redpoint English
redpoll English
redrimmed English
redroot English
redsear English
redshank English
redshift English
redshirt English
redskin English
redsmith English
redstart English
redstem English
redstreak English
redtail English
redthroat English
redtop English
redtwig English
redward English
redwards English
redware English
redway English
redweed English
redwing English
redwood English
redwork English
redworm English
saddleskirt English
semired English
skirt English
skirter English
skirtest English
skirteth English
skirtless English
skirtlike English
skirty English
sprayskirt English
ultrared English
underskirt English
unred English
upskirt English
yellow-red English
スカート Japanese
レッド Japanese
red Middle English
skyrte Middle English
स्कर्ट Hindi
sgert Welsh
sgiort Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
စကတ် Burmese
sketi Swahili
스커트 Korean
red Volapük
ret Tok Pisin
siket Hausa
red Bislama
sikato Yami