muu-muu

A form of muumuu — 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).

Meanings

nounmuu-muu (plural muu-muus)

plural muu-muus

  1. alternativeAlternative form of muumuu.
    1 more example

    She turned to the description of the character. "Marcia is a forty-something, thrice-divorced, chain-smoking bottle blonde with plus-size hips and a super-size mouth. For most of the play, she wears a Hawaiian print muu-muu." She made a face. "Why is it always a muu-muu? I've never known a woman in real life who wore one, but half the fat women who've appeared onstage have worn muu-muus."

    2009, Cindi Myers, chapter 11, in The Man Most Likely, Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN, page 154
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APA

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Chicago

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