poodle-skirted
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "On an auditorium stage, a series of sweetly corny, retro-style performances takes place: a trio of crooning letter-sweater-wearing boys; a rhinestone-suited Elvis impersonator; a crew of clean-cut, poodle-skirted, bobby-socked dancers."
Etymology
From poodle skirt + -ed.