Definitions
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- noun A
sleeveless tunic with apleated skirt most commonly seen as part of a girl'sschool uniform .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform
Etymologies
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Examples
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Then there are short, gymslip-style black jersey dresses by Gwen ...
Piers Fawkes: Clothing Company to go Logo-less and Brand-less 2009
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I am just waiting for Topshop to start selling those gymslip pinafores.
amuchmoreexotic: Beats Lord of the Rings amuchmoreexotic 2007
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The Eastern Cape figure was almost double that of Gauteng, which had 2336 gymslip pregnancies, and more than five times higher than the 997 in KwaZulu-Natal.
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When I went to primary school, many aeons ago, the only kit required was a satchel, a gymslip and a clean hankie.
back to school 2006
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She was eventually expelled from Merchant Taylors' Girls' School in Crosby after being caught with a "dirty rhyme" as she called it, written by someone else, in her gymslip pocket.
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Baron von Richtofen, Biggin Hill, 26/07/2011 20:22 Mugwump, Boris the Bafoon would look great in a gymslip!
Evening Standard - Home Rob Parsons 2011
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Nine months later - or two hours in TV drama time - she was back on the diving board, with her dreams revised and a doting dad holding the baby by the poolside, minutes after a snottery-nosed declaration that he and his gymslip mum were about to ruin each other's lives by staying together.
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Nine months later - or two hours in TV drama time - she was back on the diving board, with her dreams revised and a doting dad holding the baby by the poolside, minutes after a snottery-nosed declaration that he and his gymslip mum were about to ruin each other's lives by staying together.
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They could be victims of bullying, gymslip mothers or perhaps share Oliver's literacy problem.
Home 2010
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Carlisle's gymslip mums challenging the stereotypes
News round-up 2009
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