dashiki

noun

da·shi·ki | \ də-ˈshē-kē

How to pronounce dashiki (audio)

, dä-, da-\

variants: or less commonly daishiki \ dī-

How to pronounce daishiki (audio)

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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. 2016

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