polo shirt

American  

noun

polo shirts plural

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

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polo shirt British  

noun

1. 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

See Examples For:

polo shirt

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The teenager found some aspects of her uniform so uncomfortable that they became painful, like the embroidered logo, seams and tag on her polo shirt, her dad says.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

A secondary school in Derby recently announced it will ditch its traditional uniform of a shirt, blazer and tie - in favour of a black all-weather jacket and polo shirt containing the school crest.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

José, who wore a gray polo shirt and new jeans, thought about all the time that had passed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025

Digger wore a nice polo shirt tucked into a pair of clean, belted jeans.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings