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

“She made me make a Mariah Carey drill beat the other day,” Sweatshirt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

That tension led him to embark on his own journey into oil and portraiture, which led to paintings of his creative community, including Tyler, the Creator, and Earl Sweatshirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

Wright — in a wide-ranging debut poetry collection that includes gospel traditions as well as musical quotations from Earl Sweatshirt to Ace Hood.

From New York Times • Aug. 9, 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

Coffee Lover Sweatshirt: A wearable tribute to his favorite habit, this heather-brown, slim-fit pullover features a white latte art print.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2021