A
miniskirt (sometimes hyphenated as "mini-skirt") is a
skirt with a
hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-
thigh level, normally no longer than below the buttocks; and a
minidress is a
dress with such a hemline. A
micro-miniskirt or
microskirt is a miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below
crotch level.