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Definition of "muumuu" [muumuu]

  • A long loose dress that hangs free from the shoulders. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "muumuu" in a sentence
  • ""muumuu," a Hawaiian word that looks every bit as cool upside down."
  • "Until I read the comment from the lady with the Hawaiian grandmother, I did not know it was a Hawaiian word, I just thought a muumuu was a big tent dress you wore when you couldn't fit into other clothes and you just didn't care anymore (this was an impression I had formed as a child) These are some of the prettiest dresses I have ever seen."
  • "Perhaps last year's caftan will migrate into a muumuu, which is just a step removed from the house dress."