Hawaiian shirt

noun

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

Examples of Hawaiian shirt in a Sentence

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Sandler typically prefers baggy shorts, Hawaiian shirts and hoodies, but decided to dress up for the special occasion. Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 Streep entered the scene as McKinnon’s character Colleen Rafferty’s mother, wearing an outfit similar to Colleen’s signature pastel Hawaiian shirt, complete with a cigarette in one hand and a styrofoam cup in the other. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025 Sporting a series of baggy Hawaiian shirts and ever-present sunglasses, Goggins muffles his indelible charisma under Rick’s shroud of defensive anger and melancholy. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Wearing a loose Hawaiian shirt over a t-shirt, Stevens’ Trapper is first introduced in Godzilla x Kong doing dangerous dental work on Kong and replacing the big ape’s infected tooth. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Hawaiian shirt

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 9 Mar. 2025.

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