polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

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The singer was spotted in London on March 28 wearing a cotton candy colored polo shirt, its collar upturned around his neck. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025 Within a couple years, superpowers like Ohio State and LSU (and Duke basketball) had GM titles, and soon, lots of teams had six-figure GMs who oversaw their own squads of polo shirts. Jason Kirk, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Both of the twins attended the event at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., wearing khakis and polo shirts with white sneakers, as their long hair fell onto their shoulders. Kayla Grant, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 The five-piece lineup also includes black-and-white summer essentials including a silk-blend pareo and a tunic cover-up for women, in addition to a polo shirt for men, with prices starting at 199 euros. Joelle Diderich, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polo shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of polo shirt was in 1887

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“Polo shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20shirt. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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polo shirt

noun
: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric
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