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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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Boat shoes This trend can be traced back to Miuccia Prada, who included boat shoes in her collection for Miu Miu last spring-summer 2024 by mixing the footwear with polo shirts for the purest form of preppy style.
—Mayte Salido, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
Dior’s take skews preppy, with items such as polo shirts and V-neck sweaters worn with Bermuda shorts or pleated pants, and jackets and blazers in muted checks.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Vance was photographed in shorts and a polo shirt playing with his kids on the seawall of the property, with a U.S. Secret Service robotic security dog in the distance.
—Jill Colvin and Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2024
Likewise, Charlie, who also took shots on the golf course, wore the Monterey striped polo shirt and navy endless joggers.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 22 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined above
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“Polo shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20shirt. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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polo shirt
noun
: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric
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