muumuu

or mu·mu, mu'u·mu'u

[ moo-moo ]

noun

1. a long, loose-hanging dress, usually brightly colored or patterned, worn especially by Hawaiian women.
2. a similar dress worn as a housedress.

Word History and Origins

Origin of muumuu¹

First recorded in 1920–25; from Hawaiian muʾumuʾu name of the dress, literally, “cut-off”; so called because it originally lacked a yoke

Example Sentences

Marlon Brando yelled at the audience about dead children from a divan clad in a purple muumuu.

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Related Words

• apparel
• attire
• costume
• ensemble
• frock
• garb
• gown
• robe
• skirt
• smock
• suit
• uniform
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