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Truman shirt

Truman shirt noun: a type of comfortable, vibrant, tropical-printed, short-sleeved, sport shirt.

Noun

Truman shirt (plural Truman shirts)

  1. A type of comfortable, vibrant, tropical-printed, short-sleeved, sport shirt.
    • Bond noted the small grudging mouths of the women, the sun gleaming on their pince-nez; the stringy, collapsed chests and arms of the men displayed to the sunshine in Truman shirts.1954, Ian Fleming, “Death of a Pelican”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 135

Forms of Truman shirt

pluralTruman shirts

Origin of Truman shirt

Named after US president Harry S. Truman who popularised the shirt during his presidency.

Questions about Truman shirt

What does Truman shirt mean?
Truman shirt means a type of comfortable, vibrant, tropical-printed, short-sleeved, sport shirt.
What part of speech is Truman shirt?
Truman shirt is a noun.
What is the plural of Truman shirt?
The plural of Truman shirt is Truman shirts.

Words near Truman shirt in the dictionary

  1. trululus
  2. truly
  3. truly yours
  4. Truman
  5. Truman Doctrine
  6. Truman shirt
  7. Truman shirts
  8. Truman Show delusion
  9. Truman syndrome
  10. Trumanesque
  11. Trumanian

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