What does "a-shirt" mean?

An athletic shirt or a similarly cut undershirt.

What is a synonym for "a-shirt"?

Common synonyms include: beater, dago tee, diego tee, guinea tee, semmit, singlet.

A-shirt

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Noun

1
An athletic shirt or a similarly cut undershirt.
"1981-1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure T sits up & pulls a sleeveless A-shirt on--one of the sexiest garments I know."

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beater dago tee diego tee guinea tee semmit singlet

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"1981-1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure T sits up & pulls a sleeveless A-shirt on--one of the sexiest garments I know."

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