Synonyms

polo shirt

American

noun

a short-sleeved, pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton or cottonlike knit, with a round neckband or a turnover collar.

polo shirt British

noun

a knitted cotton short-sleeved shirt with a collar and three-button opening at the neck

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

polo shirts

plural

Etymology

Origin of polo shirt

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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An impeccable, crisp-collared rugby shirt—over a polo shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It took something as simple as a white polo shirt and styled it differently for different generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Another worker, Nick Adams, 28, wearing a British Steel polo shirt, tells me he is heartened by the turnout.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2025

To the left was James Carville, hanging out in his polo shirt and looking increasingly glum as the evening wore on.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024

If he were to add a polo shirt with a whistle around his neck, he’d look suspiciously like Mr. Connors, the thick-necked football coach at my high school.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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