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T-shirt¹

  • /ˈtiːʃɜːt/ UK
  • /ˈtiːʃɚt/ US

Where it comes from

From its shape, 1920s.

noun T-shirts · t-shirt · tee shirt · tee-shirt · teeshirt · tshirt

  1. A lightweight shirt without buttons, usually with short sleeves and no collar. Often made of cotton and frequently bears a picture or slogan. Many bands make more money from T-shirt sales than from sale of tickets.

    Similar: tee

  2. dated An undershirt.

t-shirt²

noun t-shirts

  1. Letter case form of T-shirt.

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noun type of shirt

Españolcamiseta, chema, franela, playera, polo, polera
한국어티셔츠 tisyeocheu, T 셔츠 T syeocheu, 티 ti, 윗도리 witdori
日本語Tシャツ tī-shatsu, ティーシャツ tī-shatsu
中文T恤衫 tī-xùshān, T恤 tī-xù, 體恤衫 /体恤衫 tǐxùshān, 汗衫 hànshān, 文化衫 wénhuàshān
हिन्दीटी-शर्ट ṭī-śarṭ, टीशर्ट ṭīśarṭ, टी शर्ट ṭī śarṭ
Kiswahilitisheti
Portuguêscamiseta, t-shirt
FrançaisT-shirt, tee-shirt, t-shirt, ticheurte, chandail, maillot de corps manche courte
DeutschT-Shirt, Leibchen
Italianomaglietta, maglietta a maniche corte, maglia a maniche corte, maglia
Ελληνικάτι σερτ ti sert, μπλουζάκι blouzáki, φανελάκι faneláki, κοντομάνικο kontomániko
Românătricou
Русскийфутбо́лка futbólka, те́нниска tɛ́nniska, ма́йка májka, тишо́тка tišótka
Tiếng Việtáo thun
العربيةتِي شِيرْت tī šīrt
עבריתחֻלְצַת טִי, טִי שֶׁרְט, חֻלְצַת טְרִיקוֹ ẖultzát triqó

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"t-shirt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/t-shirt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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t-shirt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/t-shirt

Chicago

"t-shirt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/t-shirt.

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@misc{t_shirt_2026,
  title = {t-shirt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/t-shirt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}