promwear

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noun

Clothing to be worn at a prom.

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Meanings

nounpromwear (uncountable)
  1. uncountableClothing to be worn at a prom.

    The lineup features rockabilly and rhythm and blues, and the audience at Tuesday’s concert at the House of Blues in the French Quarter, with nine hours of music on three stages, was dotted with women in vintage promwear and men sporting greased-up hair and flashy Western shirts.

    2008 May 1, Jon Pareles, “An Oldies Marathon Runs a Few Extra Miles”, in New York Times

Origin

From prom + -wear.

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Cite this entry
APA

promwear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promwear

MLA

“promwear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promwear. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promwear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promwear.

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