rah-rah skirt

noun

A short flounced skirt of a style similar to that worn by cheerleaders.

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nounrah-rah skirt (plural rah-rah skirts)

plural rah-rah skirts

  1. A short flounced skirt of a style similar to that worn by cheerleaders.

    "Someone's always saying 'Try on this rah-rah skirt,'", says fresh-faced vocalist Katrina Leskanich, 25.

    1985 July 20, Ethlie Ann Vare, “Katrina's Waves Finally Find the Sunshine”, in Billboard

    Synonyms: rah-rah

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA short flounced skirt of a style similar to that worn by cheerleaders.

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Origin

From rah-rah, reduplication of rah, a shortened form of hurrah (referencing the characteristic chant of cheerleaders) + skirt.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rah-rah skirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rah-rah%20skirt.

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