hula hoop

/ˈhuːlə ˌhuːp/

noun

A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.

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Meanings

nounhula hoop (plural hula hoops)

plural hula hoops

  1. A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.
verbhula hoop (third-person singular simple present hula hoops, present participle hula hooping, simple past and past participle hula hooped)

present singular third person hula hoops · participle present hula hooping · participle past hula hooped · past hula hooped

  1. To use a hula hoop.

Origin

Coined by Australian model Joan Anderson. Former trademark of Wham-O, which introduced the product in 1958.

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Translations

Arabic هولا هوب
  • هولا هوب (hūla hūb)toy in the form of a large hoop
Bulgarian обръч
  • обръч (obrăč)toy in the form of a large hoop
Chinese Mandarin 呼啦圈
  • 呼啦圈 (hūlāquān)toy in the form of a large hoop
Czech hula-hop
  • hula-hoptoy in the form of a large hoop
Danish hulahopring
  • hulahopringtoy in the form of a large hoop
Dutch hoelahoep, hoepel
  • hoelahoeptoy in the form of a large hoop
  • hoepeltoy in the form of a large hoop
Finnish hulavanne
  • hulavannetoy in the form of a large hoop
French hula hoop
  • hula hooptoy in the form of a large hoop
German Hula-Hoop-Reifen
  • Hula-Hoop-Reifentoy in the form of a large hoop
Hungarian hulahoppkarika, hulahoppozik
  • hulahoppkarikatoy in the form of a large hoop
  • hulahoppozikto use a hula hoop
  • hulahoppkarikázikto use a hula hoop
Icelandic húlahopphringur, húlahopp
  • húlahopphringurtoy in the form of a large hoop
  • húlahopptoy in the form of a large hoop
  • húlagjörðtoy in the form of a large hoop
  • húlahringurtoy in the form of a large hoop
Japanese フラフープ
  • フラフープtoy in the form of a large hoop
Korean 훌라후프, 돌림틀
  • 훌라후프 (hullahupeu)toy in the form of a large hoop
  • 돌림틀 (kp)toy in the form of a large hoop
Norwegian Bokmål rockering
  • rockeringtoy in the form of a large hoop
Norwegian Nynorsk rockering
  • rockeringtoy in the form of a large hoop
Polish hula-hop
  • hula-hoptoy in the form of a large hoop
Portuguese bambolê, arco
  • bambolêtoy in the form of a large hoop
  • arcotoy in the form of a large hoop
Russian ху́ла-ху́п, о́бруч
  • ху́ла-ху́п (xúla-xúp)toy in the form of a large hoop
  • о́бруч (óbruč)toy in the form of a large hoop
Spanish hula-hoop, hula-hula
  • hula-hooptoy in the form of a large hoop
  • hula-hulatoy in the form of a large hoop
  • hulahúlatoy in the form of a large hoop
Swedish rockring
  • rockringtoy in the form of a large hoop
Turkish hulahup, hulahop
  • hulahuptoy in the form of a large hoop
  • hulahoptoy in the form of a large hoop
Ukrainian о́бруч
  • о́бруч (óbruč)toy in the form of a large hoop
Welsh cylchyn hwla
  • cylchyn hwlatoy in the form of a large hoop
Cite this entry
APA

hula hoop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hula%20hoop

MLA

“hula hoop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hula%20hoop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hula hoop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hula%20hoop.

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