sweatshirt

American  

[swet-shurt] / ˈswɛtˌʃɜrt /

Or sweat shirt

noun

sweatshirts plural

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.

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sweatshirt British  

/ ˈswɛtˌʃɜːt /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sweatshirts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sweatshirt

First recorded in 1920–25; sweat + shirt

Example Sentences

This year’s leading acts include art-rock auteur St. Vincent, synth rockers Toro y Moi, Grammy darling soul rockers Black Pumas and revered rappers Earl Sweatshirt and Killer Mike.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

“It doesn’t seem like people came close to finding it,” said Sweatshirt, 29, contorting his face into a mischievous smile.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

A Sweatshirt From the Original Production of “A Chorus Line” Right when Covid was sort of easing up, I decided to go clean out a storage unit I’d had for over 15 years.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2022

Formerly of the off-kilter rap collective “Odd Future,” Thebe Kgositsile, also known as Earl Sweatshirt, has grown up before the hip-hop audience in the last decade or so.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022

On Sunday, jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington and his mighty band help kick off KCRW-FM’s annual World Festival, joined by rapper Earl Sweatshirt and KCRW’s Anne Litt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2021