outskirt

== English == === Etymology === From out- +‎ skirt. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtskɝt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtskɜːt/ Hyphenation: out‧skirt === Noun === outskirt (plural outskirts) A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb. ==== Usage notes ==== As a noun, plural form is much more common. In attributive use, the singular form is more common. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === outskirt (third-person singular simple present outskirts, present participle outskirting, simple past and past participle outskirted) (transitive) To surround as an outskirt.