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bowling-shirted

bowling-shirted adjective: wearing a bowling shirt.

Adjective

bowling-shirted (not comparable)

  1. Wearing a bowling shirt.
    • As bobby-soxed, poodle-skirted and bowling-shirted folks arrived at the lodge, they were greeted by Kelly Loporchio and Brittney Peale who were delving out the Black Cows — a concoction of soda, ice cream, chocolate syrup and whipped cream that became a staple of 1950s malt shops.2010 August 18, David Laurell, “Fifties fun trumps fear of 13”, in Burbank Leader, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2025
    • The Monday night network schedule is stacked against “Lone Star,” with the hugely popular “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC, the heavily promoted conspiracy thriller “The Event” on NBC and the hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men” on CBS. From Mr. [Kyle] Killen’s perspective, “several heavily sequined...2010 September 24, Brian Stelter, “Just Tune In. Please. He’ll Do Anything.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2018

Examples of bowling-shirted in a sentence

  • From Mr. [Kyle] Killen’s perspective, “several heavily sequined, dancing-celebrity, conspiracy-laden, bowling-shirted nuclear bombs landed directly on our heads.”2010 September 24, Brian Stelter, “Just Tune In. Please. He’ll Do Anything.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
  • As you might expect of a man who wears his enthusiasms on his bowling-shirted sleeve, he’s stoked.2012 September 6, Chris Erikson, “Look out, snobs!”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original...

Origin of bowling-shirted

From bowling shirt + -ed.

Questions about bowling-shirted

What does bowling-shirted mean?
Bowling-shirted means wearing a bowling shirt.
How do you use bowling-shirted in a sentence?
From Mr. [Kyle] Killen’s perspective, “several heavily sequined, dancing-celebrity, conspiracy-laden, bowling-shirted nuclear bombs landed directly on our heads.”
What part of speech is bowling-shirted?
Bowling-shirted is an adjective.

Words near bowling-shirted in the dictionary

  1. bowling shirt
  2. bowling shirts
  3. bowling shoe
  4. bowling up
  5. bowling-green
  6. bowling-shirted
  7. bowlingite
  8. Bowlings
  9. bowlliards
  10. bowllike
  11. bowlmaker

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