Truman shirt en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after US president Harry S. Truman who popularised the shirt during his presidency.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truman shirts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |