muu-muu

/ ˈmuːˌmuː /

noun

1. a loose brightly-coloured dress worn by women in Hawaii

Word History and Origins

Origin of muu-muu¹

from Hawaiian

Example Sentences

But she is hardly at the muu-muu stage of life.

From New York Times

Eric Pickles is like Cardinal Wolsey "I mean, do I have to paint you a picture? Huge and bloated with tiny, cruel eyes. And sadly, Pickles doesn't benefit from Wolsey's voluminous figure-forgiving ecclesiastical muu-muu. But you can see the link: the greed for favour, the greed for power, the greed. Building on the green belt – Hampton Court for the cardinal and endless Asdas for the secretary of state."

From The Guardian

Larry Aldrich has combined crepes and satins with spangles of jet, gold and silver; John Moore of Talmack has a sequined muu-muu that is more froufrou than a tutu, while several other designers are going in for encrusted chiffon, quilted gold lam� and damask.

From Time Magazine Archive