c/mildlyinteresting · by walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz · 2yThe A-Shirt https://www.snopes.com/articles/465371/wife-beater-tank-top-origin-of-phrase/76 points · 12 comments · view on lemmy.world
12 Comments
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 16 pts · 2y
I am more interested in why they are called "tank tops." They don't resembles any part of a tank, much less the top.
SLaSZT@kbin.social · 36 pts · 2y
Septimaeus@infosec.pub · 10 pts · 2y
I’ve tried using “a-shirt” in the US for the reasons mentioned but it seems like no one knows what I mean until I say “wife beater.”
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
They really fell out of popularity here. I'm the only one of my peers I know who wears them at all. They definitely imply trashy with some crowds.
walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 2y
I experienced the reverse. Someone asked me "what's a singlet?", and I had no idea.
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
the opposite of a doublet
Futurama@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
If you cut the sleeves off of a T shirt, wouldn't that make it an I shirt?
Dkarma@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Bruh it's obviously an h
Plopp@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
That's Apple's new smart wear, the iShirt! Compatible with AI and ads!
trebuchet@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
Revolutionary! They've done it again!
How can I pay?
walter_wiggles@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 2y
Hmmm
notjustlurking@lemmynsfw.com · 6 pts · 2y
Truly mildly interesting.
Roldyclark@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 2y
Wearin one right now