sport shirt

or sports shirt

noun

1. a long- or short-sleeved soft shirt for informal wear by men, having a squared-off shirttail that may be left outside the trousers, usually worn without a tie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sport shirt¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

And he had—he had on an open-neck shirt, but it—uh—could have been a sport shirt or a T-shirt.

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In a dress shirt of a color, as I recall, but it was not a sport shirt—and slacks.

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As he stooped to pick it up, an object on a string which he wore about his neck, swung from beneath his sport shirt.

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The shirt had no tail, but was cut square at the bottom like a sport shirt.

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He's never happier than when he's dolled up in a sport-shirt and a lavender scarf and toasting marshmallows.

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