zettai ryouiki

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese (ぜっ)(たい)(りょう)(いき) (zettai ryōiki, literally absolute territory).

Noun

zettai ryouiki (uncountable)

  1. (fashion, slang) The area of bare skin above the top of above-the-knee socks but below the hemline of a miniskirt or pair of shorts.
    Synonym: absolute territory