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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan.

   "Many bands make more money from T-shirt sales than from sale of tickets."

2. 2
   Alternative spelling of T-shirt. alt-of, alternative
3. 3
   a close-fitting pullover shirt wordnet
4. 4
   An undershirt. dated

Synonyms

All synonyms

jerseyteetee shirt

Example

More examples

"This is her T-shirt. That T-shirt is hers, too."

Etymology

From its shape, 1920s.

Related phrases

T-shirt braT-shirt dressT-shirtableT-shirtedbeen there, done that, bought the T-shirtconcert T-shirtpocket T-shirtringer T-shirtwet t-shirt competitionwet t-shirt contest

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.