bowling-shirted
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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, dancing-celebrity, conspiracy-laden, bowling-shirted nuclear bombs landed directly on our heads.”"
- "The California native is here on 44th Street, off Broadway, because he’s adding a new item to his ever-swelling résumé: New York City restaurateur. As you might expect of a man who wears his enthusiasms on his bowling-shirted sleeve, he’s stoked."
Etymology
From bowling shirt + -ed.