Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muscle shirt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
mus-cle- shirt
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sleeveless shirt tailored to display the muscles of the body.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

Phrases

muscle fit

Frequently Paired Words

muscle fit

Synonyms

Questions

What does muscle shirt mean?
A sleeveless shirt tailored to display the muscles of the body.
Where does muscle shirt come from?
So called because they display the muscles; these shirts were stereotypically associated with surfers and bodybuilders.

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