English edit

Etymology edit

prom +‎ -wear

Noun edit

promwear (uncountable)

  1. Clothing to be worn at a prom.
    • 2008 May 1, Jon Pareles, “An Oldies Marathon Runs a Few Extra Miles”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.