hula girl
Grass-skirted swayer
A hula girl is a woman or girl performing hula, the traditional Hawaiian dance characterized by swaying hips and flowing arm movements.
The term often refers to the kitschy figurines—typically plastic dashboard ornaments that wobble when the car moves—depicting a dancer in a grass skirt and lei: He had a hula girl on his dashboard.
These figures became midcentury tourist souvenirs, making "hula girl" suggest tropical kitsch as much as actual Hawaiian culture.
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- leiFlower necklace
- flower leiNecklace of blossoms
- HawaiiPacific island state
- grass skirtWoven fiber costume
ukulele · luau · tiki · tiki bar · tropical · tropical paradise · swaying · hips · coconut · aloha · aloha spirit · Polynesian · orchid · palm tree · palm fronds · beach · island · hibiscus
- tropical drinkspina colada, mojito, mai tai, daiquiri, rum punch
- Tattoo Flashold school, American traditional, bold lines, swallow, sparrow
- kitsch home decorlava lamp, garden gnome, lawn flamingo, singing fish, paint by number
- trinketstrinket, trinket box, knickknack, bauble, gewgaw
- figuresfigure of speech, figure, trope, simile, metaphor
hula girlballet dancer
Performer of classical movement
ballerina · flamenco dancer · geisha · square dancer · prima ballerina