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sweatshirt

or sweat shirt

[ swet-shurt ]

noun

  1. a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.


sweatshirt

/ ˈswɛtˌʃɜːt /

noun

  1. a long-sleeved knitted cotton sweater worn by athletes, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sweatshirt1

First recorded in 1920–25; sweat + shirt

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Example Sentences

Instead, show your love and holiday spirit this season in this heart sweatshirt from Madewell.

The Boston firefighter took a grey BFD sweatshirt from a locker and presented it to Flaherty.

Sternberg showed a sweatshirt wrapped around a hips-style skirt, oversized faux furs, and thigh-length cardigans.

Abu Hassar nodded and took a small vial of perfume from his Adidas sweatshirt.

And one of them was a guy wearing these small Janis Joplinesque sunglasses and an old Les Miserables sweatshirt.

She dressed in jeans and an oversized UW sweatshirt, with a laptop perched on one knee.

Then he hitched up his sweatshirt over the hairy pale expanse of his own belly and tipped to one side.

Kurt swiped at his moist eyes with the sleeve of his colorless grey sweatshirt.

She took a step toward him, her jacket opening to reveal a shapeless grey sweatshirt stained with food and—blood?

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