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poke a dot

/ˈpoʊk ə ˌdɒt/

poke a dot is the misspelling of polka dot.

Meaning of polka dot

Noun

polka dot (plural polka dots)

  1. Any of a number of uniform round dots, repeated to make a regular geometric pattern on a fabric.
    • …these have entirely disappeared, and we see them with the old time white polka dot, always pretty clean and neat looking.1871, Godey’s magazine, volumes 86-87, page 389

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Questions about poke a dot

What is poke a dot the misspelling of?
Poke a dot is the misspelling of polka dot.
How do you pronounce poke a dot?
Poke a dot is pronounced /ˈpoʊk ə ˌdɒt/.

Words near poke a dot in the dictionary

  1. pokal
  2. pokals
  3. Pokanoket
  4. Pokanokets
  5. poke
  6. poke a dot
  7. poke about
  8. poke along
  9. poke around
  10. poke bonnet
  11. poke bonnets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: poke a dot (page history and authors); polka dot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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