Hawaiian shirt

noun

: a usually short-sleeved sport shirt with a colorful pattern

Examples of Hawaiian shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And someone who spends the summer months bottomless brunching in vintage band tees, bachelorette costumes and ’90s sweaters; cowgirl boots, pop-star party dresses and big-time Hawaiian shirts. Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 18 June 2024 Next up is luau day, because every kid has a Hawaiian shirt in their wardrobe, right? Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 June 2024 Amazon has lightweight Hawaiian shirts in a ton of colors, all for under $30. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 29 May 2024 Mike Love is sitting in a blah-looking room in a Sheraton hotel in North Carolina, the garish pattern of his signature Hawaiian shirt popping against the ochre wallpaper behind him. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for Hawaiian shirt 

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Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Hawaiian shirt was in 1952

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“Hawaiian shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hawaiian%20shirt. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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