muumuus

Noun

muumuu (plural muumuus)

1. (Hawaii) A long, often calf-length, loose-fitting dress chiefly with short sleeves which is made of lightweight fabric printed with colourful, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
   • We have had some very hot weather since last I wrote. […] Fanny and Valentine have taken to mumus and holakus, but I am putting off as long as I can. So far I have been content to discard all woollen garments and stiff or fitted bodices, and I often wear boots without stockings.1888 July 15 (date written), M[argaret] I[sabella] Stevenson, “The Cruise of the ‘Casco’”, in Marie Clothilde Balfour, editor, From Saranac to the Marquesas and beyond: Being Letters Written by Mrs....