Meanings
adjective
- Having a regular pattern of round dots (polka dots).
On arrival at Birmingham New Street, I make my way upstairs to the mezzanine to get shots of an almost deserted concourse, polka-dotted with social distancing circles like some strange board-game.
2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of polka-dot
Origin
From polka dot + -ed, compare with dotted.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
polka-dotted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polka-dotted
MLA
“polka-dotted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polka-dotted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polka-dotted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polka-dotted.
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