Meanings
nounbowling shirt (plural bowling shirts)
plural bowling shirts
- A style of camp shirt, typically incorporating contrasting earth tones and simple geometric designs, sometimes made of silk, and sometimes with a single left-hand pocket and/or a small logo or monogram.
Origin
Traditionally worn for tenpin bowling in the United States.
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APA
bowling shirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowling%20shirt
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“bowling shirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowling%20shirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bowling shirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bowling%20shirt.
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