redskirt
nounEtymology
From red + skirt. Patterned after redshirt, which derived from the tendency for male security officers, who wore red shirts, to die on episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series. Female crew members wore minidresses, but only one red-uniformed female character was killed during the series' run, in the episode "By Any Other Name."
- derived from *skurtijǭ✻
- derived from skyrta
- inherited from skyrte
Definitions
An unimportant or expendable female character, especially one introduced only to be…
An unimportant or expendable female character, especially one introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril faced by important characters.
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