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 footage, obtained by Fox News, captures 28-year-old McGann in Lupita’s Beauty Salon & Barber Shop in a light blue polo shirt and khaki pants on Wednesday. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025 On a recent Friday night, the crowd included a young man in a cropped polo shirt and two drag queens, one trans and one cis female. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025 The second look in the photoshoot was more casual — Jenner was styled in a navy blue polo shirt with a silver zip-up collar layered with a red strapless top. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 19 July 2025 The Resort look, inspired by red clay courts, includes a linen-cotton jersey polo shirt with nylon inserts and turquoise seersucker shorts. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 June 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 Aug. 2025.

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polo shirt

noun
: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric
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