Meaning & use
sport shirt
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A casual shirt designed for informal or recreational wear, rather than for business or formal occasions.
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He wore a lightweight sport shirt and khakis to the barbecue.
The catalog featured short-sleeved sport shirts in a variety of prints for summer.
A note on using this word
The term became popular in mid-20th-century American fashion to distinguish relaxed, open-collar shirts from formal button-down dress shirts.
Words with a similar meaning
casual shirt
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Words with an opposite meaning
dress shirt
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