polka dot

noun

pol·​ka dot ˈpō-kə-ˌdät 

: a dot in a pattern of regularly distributed dots in textile design

polka-dot adjective

or polka-dotted

ˈpō-kə-ˌdä-təd 

Examples of polka dot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

She was last seen wearing a mid-calf-length black dress with white polka dots and blue and grey moccasins. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Make banana bread when your bananas get brown polka dots on them. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 16 Sep. 2026

Angine de Poitrine, the anonymous duo from Québec who are getting so popular that Google now festoons their search page with polka dots, made their late-night television debut on The Tonight Show on Monday. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Blunt combined polka dots and florals, pairing a textured turtleneck with shoulder pads with a sheer maxi skirt, both from Balmain’s Fall/Winter 2026 collection. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for polka dot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot

Kids Definition

polka dot

noun

pol·​ka dot ˈpō-kə- 

: a dot in a textile pattern of evenly spaced dots