zettai ryouiki

English

Zettai ryouiki on a model.

Alternative forms

• zettai ryōiki

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 絶(ぜっ)対(たい)領(りょう)域(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