Hawaiian shirt

noun

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

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He is known for his trademark Hawaiian shirts, cargo shorts, and sandals. — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Night out Kelce debuted a new look when he was photographed holding hands with Swift while sporting a Hawaiian shirt and a mustache while the pair were out together in New York in October 2024. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 If a Piña Colada is a Hawaiian shirt, garish and lurid, then the Coco de Agua is a white linen suit—still rum, lime, and coconut, but clean and fitted. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 June 2026 When a mysterious man in a Hawaiian shirt (Joseph Tudisco) comes up behind Ron brandishing a pipe, the show’s right to take its mood so seriously — even about something as potentially trivial as chairs, and even about a protagonist as potentially trivial as Ron. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Hawaiian shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Aug. 2026.

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