variants or less commonly tee shirt
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also : an outer shirt of similar design
T-shirted adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

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Building a strong company culture isn’t just about having a set of values posted on a wall or handing out T-shirts with your slogan. Adam Povlitz, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Find joggers, T-shirts, and more office-ready staples below. Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025 Layer it over a knit, or simply throw on and go over a T-shirt. Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 16 Sep. 2025 At the time, Robinson wore a maroon T-shirt, light shorts, light shoes, and a black hat with a white logo. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for T-shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-shirt was in 1920

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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

T-shirt

noun
variants also tee shirt
ˈtē-ˌshərt
1
: a cotton undershirt with short sleeves and no collar
2
: a jersey outer shirt designed like a T-shirt
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