According to wikipedia…

While some garments sold as culottes resemble short trousers, to be a skort they need to look like skirts. They are distinguised from trousers or shorts by a fuller cut at the bottom (hem) than at the waist. Some skorts are essentially skirts with a pair of shorts hidden underneath, while others resemble a pair of shorts with a panel of fabric over the front.

A scooter resembles a skirt all the way around, and has shorts underneath.

I’ve always thought a scooter was a skort, mainly that’s what fashion diva daughter #1 and #3 call them. But we’ve been wrong and what we call a skort is really a scooter.

A skort, or scooter is a great thing for a young girl who likes to play and look nice. Before my youngest discovered this style, she didn’t want to sit on the floor at school, or play on the playground. Now when she wears a scooter (or skort) she can do it all while having the style of a skirt! Even a short skirt.