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 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 Tassie and Timm went on their first date in 2018 at the Hawaiian shirt giveaway game. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024 For luxurious options between $80 - $145, Kenny Flowers and California Cowboy offer unique Hawaiian shirts in various colors and designs. Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 May 2024 Underneath, Evelyn decked Blunt in a Hawaiian shirt and finished the outfit with a big leather belt and Red Wing work boots. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 May 2024 During the show at Timberwolf Amphitheatre at Kings Island, Timothy Schmit, a former member of Buffett's Coral Reefer Band, noticed fans wearing parrot hats and Hawaiian shirts. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2024 Think old-school tees, trucker hats, Hawaiian shirts, overalls and a selection of baseball hats. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2024 Waged war in a suburban office park wearing Hawaiian shirts and cargos? Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2024 This colorful crowd — the Bowl looks like a pastel kaleidoscope of leis and Hawaiian shirts — is on its feet and loving it. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024

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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 2 Jun. 2024.

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