a short-sleeved, brightly patterned sport shirt, usually worn outside the trousers
Hawaiian shirt in American English
noun
a short-sleeved, loose-fitting, open-collar shirt originally worn in Hawaii, made of lightweight fabric printed in colorful, often bold designs of flowers, leaves, birds, beaches, etc
Also called: aloha shirt
Word origin
[1950–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: International Gothic, allograph, drip-dry, point-of-sale, wiretap