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Definition of happi in English: happi(also happi coat) nounPlural happis ˈhapiˈhapē A loose informal Japanese coat. （日常穿的日式）宽松外衣 Example sentencesExamples - We dismissed happi coats and those dreadful black velveteen jackets with a dragon and ‘I love Japan’ emblazoned on the back as passé. Platform geta won't fly, my young wife says.
- His black happi is wrapped around his bulky frame like a dressing gown.
- Kids dressed in happi coats and kimonos are irresistible, as is the smell of chicken teriyaki on the grill.
- U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley leaped up onto a stage, wearing a light blue happi coat, and read out to Saeki-san, in front of the throng, a letter of congratulations from the White House.
- In the welcoming ceremony, Japanese boys wore happi coats, Japan's traditional workman's short coat, and beat ‘wadaiko’ drums while girls clad in kimono performed dances and played 13-stringed horizontal ‘koto’ harps.
OriginLate 19th century: Japanese. Rhymescrappie, flappy, gappy, happy, nappy, pappy, sappy, scrappy, slap-happy, snappy, strappy, tapis, yappy, zappy Definition of happi in US English: happi(also happi coat) nounˈhapē A loose informal Japanese coat. （日常穿的日式）宽松外衣 Example sentencesExamples - We dismissed happi coats and those dreadful black velveteen jackets with a dragon and ‘I love Japan’ emblazoned on the back as passé. Platform geta won't fly, my young wife says.
- His black happi is wrapped around his bulky frame like a dressing gown.
- Kids dressed in happi coats and kimonos are irresistible, as is the smell of chicken teriyaki on the grill.
- In the welcoming ceremony, Japanese boys wore happi coats, Japan's traditional workman's short coat, and beat ‘wadaiko’ drums while girls clad in kimono performed dances and played 13-stringed horizontal ‘koto’ harps.
- U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley leaped up onto a stage, wearing a light blue happi coat, and read out to Saeki-san, in front of the throng, a letter of congratulations from the White House.
OriginLate 19th century: Japanese. |