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promwear

promwear noun: clothing to be worn at a prom.

Noun

promwear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing to be worn at a prom.
    • The lineup features rockabilly and rhythm and blues, and the audience at Tuesday’s concert at the House of Blues in the French Quarter, with nine hours of music on three stages, was dotted with women in vintage promwear and men sporting greased-up hair and flashy Western shirts.2008 May 1, Jon Pareles, “An Oldies Marathon Runs a Few Extra Miles”, in New York Times

Origin of promwear

From prom + -wear.

Questions about promwear

What does promwear mean?
Promwear means clothing to be worn at a prom.
What part of speech is promwear?
Promwear is a noun.

Words near promwear in the dictionary

  1. promuscular
  2. promuslim
  3. promutagen
  4. promutagenic
  5. promutagens
  6. promwear
  7. promycele
  8. promyceles
  9. promycelia
  10. promycelial
  11. promycelium

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