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muscle shirt

muscle shirt noun: a sleeveless shirt tailored to display the muscles of the body.

Noun

muscle shirt (plural muscle shirts)

  1. A sleeveless shirt tailored to display the muscles of the body.
    Synonyms:
    shooter shirt

Synonyms of muscle shirt

Forms of muscle shirt

pluralmuscle shirts

Origin of muscle shirt

So called because they display the muscles; these shirts were stereotypically associated with surfers and bodybuilders.

Questions about muscle shirt

What does muscle shirt mean?
Muscle shirt means a sleeveless shirt tailored to display the muscles of the body.
What part of speech is muscle shirt?
Muscle shirt is a noun.
What is the plural of muscle shirt?
The plural of muscle shirt is muscle shirts.

Words near muscle shirt in the dictionary

  1. muscle reading
  2. muscle relaxant
  3. muscle relaxants
  4. muscle segment
  5. muscle segments
  6. muscle shirt
  7. muscle shirts
  8. Muscle Shoals
  9. muscle spindle
  10. muscle tone
  11. muscle up

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