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Hawaiian shirt

–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.


Origin:
1950–55
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Hawaiian shirt  
n.  A colorfully patterned short-sleeved sport shirt.

[From the fact that the style originated in Hawaii.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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