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

One attendee was decked out in a T-shirt featuring a bug-eyed alien playing electric guitar, but for everyone else in the room, business attire was the order of the day. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

The actress tucked an oversized T-shirt into some straight-leg jeans, adding a brown belt and velvet Maison Margiela Tabi flats. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

One investigator’s realization that Farinacci’s distinctive T-shirt was noted in a fire investigation at Riverside State Park last August led to the first charge against him related to the Old Trails Fire, prosecutors say. — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

The video shows the man, who is wearing a dark T-shirt and shorts, climb over the fence into a courtyard where a statue of the Blessed Mother stood. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 6 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