Etymology

aloha shirt

Today it means: A collared shirt of a type originating in Hawaii, often brilliantly colored with floral or Polynesian patterns. Full definition →

First used 1930s
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Former trademark, coined by Ellery Chun.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1930s A collared shirt of a type originating in Hawaii, often brilliantly colored with floral or Polynesian patterns.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.