polo shirt UK /ˈpəʊləʊ ˌʃɜːt/US /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌʃɝt/ noun1 •A casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).[…] the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents […] — 2004 formspolo shirts