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rah-rah skirt en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  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:

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Synonyms

rah-rah