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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The facility remains popular among anti-immigrant crusaders, and Attorney General Uthmeier’s campaign store sells Alligator Alcatraz bumper stickers, T-shirts, and caps. Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 Others had T-shirts with Lionel Messi’s face on them. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 Kenny is going through her things and counts 26 black T-shirts. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 June 2026 This is a 100% heavyweight cotton T-shirt and available in sizes small to 3XL. Tim Chan, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 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 5 Jun. 2026.

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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