zettai ryouiki

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 絶(ぜっ)対(たい)領(りょう)域(いき) (zettai ryōiki, literally “absolute territory”). Originally a reference to the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, where 絶(ぜっ)対(たい)恐(きょう)怖(ふ)領(りょう)域(いき) (zettai kyōfu ryōiki, “absolute terror field”) refers to a force field impenetrable by conventional weapons.

Pronunciation

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
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