Hawaiian shirt

American  

noun

1. a short-sleeved, loose-fitting, open-collar shirt originally worn in Hawaii, made of lightweight fabric printed in colorful, often bold designs of flowers, leaves, birds, beaches, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of Hawaiian shirt

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Dangerously first recognized the power of music education as a young boy at St. Pius elementary school in Buena Park, when a man with a bushy mustache and a Hawaiian shirt quieted the boisterous students in seconds with only an acoustic guitar.

From Los Angeles Times

Beside me, a Hawaiian shirt wrapped in a plastic dry-cleaning bag is laid out with care.

From Literature

The day before, he was in the crowd at the Gabba and approached by a man in a "pink Hawaiian shirt" wanting to know about the 13th series of Married at First Sight, due to air in the new year.

From BBC

A big man in a Hawaiian shirt and a Panama hat, Nelson said he gets calls from all over the world when Sept. 30 rolls around.

From Los Angeles Times

Chase Hay, outfitted in a palm-patterned Hawaiian shirt splashed with Rams logos, cut a looser figure while chatting with Chargers and Rams fans at the field level bar.

From Los Angeles Times