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

Nobody else has the anniversary of their parent’s or sibling’s death on a baseball hat or on a T-shirt. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The skins cling like wet T-shirts to the filling beneath, with each plump bundle nearly bursting with big, discernible chunks of shrimp and ground pork. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

She was last seen wearing a blue T-shirt, black shorts and flip-flops. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Barry Morphew was seen on video buffing scratches on the other driver's car with a T-shirt and his hand. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 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