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muumuu

noun muu·muu \ˈmü-ˌmü\

: a Hawaiian dress that is usually long, loose-fitting, and decorated with bright colors

Full Definition of MUUMUU

:  a loose often long dress having bright colors and patterns and adapted from the dresses originally distributed by missionaries to the native women of Hawaii
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Origin of MUUMUU

Hawaiian mu'umu'u, from mu'umu'u cut off
First Known Use: 1923

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

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