Hula-Hoop (English spelling)

Japanese: フラフープ(英語表記)Hula-Hoop
Hula-Hoop (English spelling)
A plastic hoop with a diameter of about 1 meter. You enter inside and spin it around your hips. It was very popular in the fall of 1958. The name comes from the fact that you spin the hoop by swinging your hips like in hula dancing. It is a trademark name.

Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend

Japanese:
直径約1メートルのプラスチック製の輪。中に入り、腰で回して遊ぶ。昭和33年(1958)秋に大流行。フラダンスのように腰を振って輪を回転させるところからの名。商標名。

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