T-shirt

noun

ˈtē-ˌshərt 

variants or less commonly tee shirt

: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt

also : an outer shirt of similar design

T-shirted

ˈtē-ˌshər-təd 

adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leo is painted in colorful murals, emblazoned on T-shirts, baseball hats, and even bobblehead dolls and ice creams. — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Everybody else was expected to be grateful for a consolation-prize bowl game and a commemorative T-shirt. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026

Detroit fans, wearing blue T-shirts and jerseys, might have comprised 50%, and possibly more, of the fans at Hard Rock Stadium. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

The store is now owned by their niece, Irene Tsukada Simonian, and sells Japanese ceramics, art tools, incense, toys, T-shirts and postcards. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for T-shirt

• blurt
• chert
• curt
• dirt
• flirt
• girt
• hurt
• peart
• pert
• shirt
• skirt
• spurt

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