hula skirt

American  

noun

1. a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer.

2. an imitation of this skirt made of any material.

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hula skirt British  

noun

1. a skirt made of long grass attached to a waistband and worn by hula dancers

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Etymology

Origin of hula skirt

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

I made a long-haired wig and a hula skirt out of sausages.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024

The two met at White Columns, an alternative art space where Basquiat was performing that night in a hula skirt while playing the xylophone, Tabboo! says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

There was a promotional Olaf statue in the lobby that was dressed in a hula skirt, and it was wrecked.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

Edita Gialanella, who was Mrs. Philippines-USA in 2006, chimed in: “Believe me, he cleaned up the city,” she said, swaying in a long pink hula skirt.

From The New Yorker • May 29, 2017

Chester Weinberg zippers one sweater dress straight up the middle, slashes a velvet version well above the knees, and matches a short suede battle jacket to a "hula skirt" made entirely of strips of suede.

From Time Magazine Archive