rah-rah skirt

English

A woman wearing a rah-rah skirt.

Etymology

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

Noun

rah-rah skirt (plural rah-rah skirts)

1. A short flounced skirt of a style similar to that worn by cheerleaders.
   • 1985 July 20, Ethlie Ann Vare, “Katrina's Waves Finally Find the Sunshine”, in Billboard:

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

Quotations

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