Hula-Hoop

American  

[hoo-luh-hoop] / ˈhu ləˌhup /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a tubular plastic hoop, about 4 feet (1.2 meters) in diameter, for rotating about the body by swinging the hips, used for physical exercise or in children's play: introduced in the 1950s.

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Hula Hoop British  

noun

1. a light hoop that is whirled around the body by movements of the waist and hips

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Example Sentences

Palms suck down water like camels, but give back barely enough leafiness to shade a Hula-Hoop.

From Los Angeles Times

Palms are freeloader trees: They suck down water like camels, but give back barely enough leafiness to shade a Hula-Hoop.

From Los Angeles Times

When it comes down to it, L.A.’s palm trees are like the lilies of the field, glorious to behold but neither toiling nor spinning, many of them sucking down water and providing barely enough shade to cover a Hula-Hoop.

From Los Angeles Times

The group has been known to break out into hopscotch, Hula-Hoop, line dancing, jump rope and patty-cake, among other games.

From Los Angeles Times

“You want to...try my Hula-Hoop?”

From Literature