SINCE 1828
dashiki
noun
da·shi·ki
| \ də-ˈshē-kē
, dä-, da-\
, dä-, da-\
variants:
or less commonly daishiki \ dī-
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Definition of dashiki
: a usually brightly colored loose-fitting pullover garment
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In an earlier photo that prosecutors sought to present in court, Cooper wore a dashiki and his hair in an Afro. — latimes.com, "'They framed me': On death row for decades, Kevin Cooper pushes for new DNA tests in Chino Hills murders," 8 July 2018 Many fans were thrilled to see actors embrace traditional African clothing — from Daniel Kaluuya in a kanzu (a traditional dress in Uganda) to David Oyelowo’s dashiki. — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, "The Black Panther Movie Premiere Made the Red Carpet Fun Again," 30 Jan. 2018 Beckeishas slip on the temporary camouflage of black culture like a loose-fitting, swap-meet dashiki. — Michael Harriot, The Root, "The 5 Types of ‘Becky’," 29 Aug. 2017 Sulu, gho, kera, kalpak, dishdasha and dashiki sound more like crossword puzzlers than words in common parlance. — Guy Trebay, New York Times, "Spotted in Rio: Gisele Bündchen, Bermuda Shorts, and Michael Phelps as a Lightning Bug," 6 Aug. 2016 On Twitter, people are calling it a cape, but on NBA TV, Isiah Thomas called it a dashiki. — Alysha Tsuji, USA TODAY, "John Wall rocked amazing camouflage ‘cape’," 26 Apr. 2017 Hodges wore a dashiki and delivered a handwritten letter to President George H. W. Bush about racial and economic inequality. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "The Political Athlete: Then and Now," 22 Mar. 2017 The Epic,’’ too, suggests an early ’70s LP: a picture of Washington in a black dashiki against an interstellar backdrop, saxophone in hand. — Adam Shatz, New York Times, "Kamasi Washington’s Giant Step," 21 Jan. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dashiki.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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