poodle-skirted

English

Etymology

From poodle skirt +‎ -ed.

Adjective

poodle-skirted (not comparable)

  1. Wearing a poodle skirt.
    • 1989 January 15, Susan Korones, “Jerry Lee Lewis Can Still Stir Things Up”, in The New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 December 2009:
      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.
    • 2010 August 18, David Laurell, “Fifties fun trumps fear of 13”, in Los Angeles Times[2], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 June 2025:
      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.
    • 2020 April 13, Naomi Fry, “‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ a Human Tale of Reproductive Rights”, in The New Yorker[3], New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 April 2020:
      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.