Meanings
- not comparableWearing a poodle skirt.
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.
1989 January 15, Susan Korones, “Jerry Lee Lewis Can Still Stir Things Up”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Dec 20092 more examples
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.
2010 August 18, David Laurell, “Fifties fun trumps fear of 13”, in Burbank Leader, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2025On 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.
2020 April 13, Naomi Fry, “‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ a Human Tale of Reproductive Rights”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2020
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