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

Kreeger and Fernandez Rundle picked through hundreds of dresses, shoes, T-shirts and designer jeans. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Someone exercising outdoors might prefer a tighter-fitting synthetic tank top, while someone sitting on a porch or doing light yard work might be more comfortable in a looser cotton T-shirt. — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

These shoes accompanied shorts, a white T-shirt, polka dot sunglasses and a YSL purse. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Among these charges were $62,954 that Ohio State University South Centers spent on promotional T-shirts, and nearly $100,000 that MAGNET spent on two events, a conference and a groundbreaking ceremony for a new headquarters. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 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