bowling-shirted en · ADJ
Etymology
From bowling shirt + -ed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Wearing a bowling shirt.
The Monday night network schedule is stacked against “Lone Star,” with the hugely popular “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC, the heavily promoted conspiracy thriller “The Event” on NBC and the hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men” on CBS. From Mr. [Kyle] Killen’s perspective, “several heavily sequined, dancing-celebrity, conspiracy-laden, bowling-shirted nuclear bombs landed directly on our heads.”
2010 September 24, Brian Stelter, “Just Tune In. Please. He’ll Do Anything.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2018: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 2025:The California native is here on 44th Street, off Broadway, because he’s adding a new item to his ever-swelling résumé: New York City restaurateur. As you might expect of a man who wears his enthusiasms on his bowling-shirted sleeve, he’s stoked.
2012 September 6, Chris Erikson, “Look out, snobs!”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Oct 2013: