Definition, synonyms and related words
An image of this kind.
"The crowd gasped when a leaked upskirt photo from last night's concert went viral online."
In plain English: An upskirt is an inappropriate photo taken from behind someone by looking under their skirt or shorts.
"The camera caught an upskirt photo that made everyone in the room uncomfortable."
To take a voyeuristic photograph up the skirt of (a woman), especially surreptitiously.
"A security guard spotted someone holding an upskirt camera and immediately arrested him for taking surreptitious photos in the crowded subway car."
In plain English: To upskirt means to take a photo of someone's private parts by taking it from behind while they are looking down or walking away.
"The photographer was arrested for upskirting women on the subway without their consent."
Designating a voyeuristic image of the view up a woman's skirt.
"The security guard immediately flagged the photo as an upskirt shot because it captured the unauthorized angle from above her waistband."
In plain English: Upskirt describes something that is done by looking at someone's private parts from below their skirt or shorts without their permission.
"The fans complained that the photographer was taking upskirt pictures of the model on stage."
Usage: Upskirt describes an intrusive photograph or video taken from below to capture what is worn beneath a person's clothing, typically without their consent. This term specifically refers to the act of peering upward at someone through gaps in skirts or shorts and should not be used for any other type of low-angle shot that does not violate privacy.
The word combines the prefix up with skirt, but its specific meaning of taking a photograph from above someone's waistline emerged only after these parts were joined. It entered English as a compound term describing this particular type of covert photography rather than simply referring to moving upward near clothing.