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poodle-skirted

poodle-skirted adjective: wearing a poodle skirt.

Adjective

poodle-skirted (not comparable)

  1. Wearing a poodle skirt.
    • All around them, some 40 local teen-agers, poodle-skirted and Brylcreemed into 1950's authenticity, are dancing a loosely choreographed number of Mr. Lewis's 1958 hit.1989 January 15, Susan Korones, “Jerry Lee Lewis Can Still Stir Things Up”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2009
    • 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

Origin of poodle-skirted

From poodle skirt + -ed.

Questions about poodle-skirted

What does poodle-skirted mean?
Poodle-skirted means wearing a poodle skirt.
What part of speech is poodle-skirted?
Poodle-skirted is an adjective.

Words near poodle-skirted in the dictionary

  1. poodle shooters
  2. poodle skirt
  3. poodle skirts
  4. poodle-faker
  5. poodle-fakers
  6. poodle-skirted
  7. poodled
  8. poodledom
  9. poodlefaker
  10. poodlefakers
  11. poodleish

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