Talk:Sleeveless shirt

Merge proposal

This is the better article to merge into, because it is about the article of clothing, rather than a specific terminology for it. The specific terms can redirect to this page, and any issues regarding those specific terms can be put into sections on this page. Kcumming 02:18, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

-- The "wife-beater is a specific term for a ribbed sleeveless undershirt. It is important that it have its own article, as it is distinct from a tank top.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.106.202.169 (talk)

The term "wife beater," while common in the vernacular, is not the technical name for the article of clothing in question. I think renaming this article to reflect the retail name of the product and discuss other terms used for it within that article. It makes more sense to merge. 71.199.186.236 02:23, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

-- These articles are so similar and short (except the wife-beater article) that they should be put together. I think a combined article could benefit from a lot of its content being about the similarities of sleeveless t-shirts, with sections on the differences of specific types. Slippyd 19:18, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree to merge it - I'm an Aussie - and never heard this reference before. FoolesTroupe 12:05, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

Another vote for merge: simply have a separate section on the use of this particular term. Sholom 15:58, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree with the merge. The wifebeater article is just about a slang term for the same thing. Spylab 11:51, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Confusion reigns

All of these terms seem very contentious. After reading the discussion at the Wifebeater (shirt) article and here I can't help feeling that all of these articles are too US-centric. I have never heard the term wifebeater used to describe clothing in Australia and although manufacturers might call some of these articles A-shirts no one here would know what they were talking about.

To me there is also a big difference between a singlet (which originally was an undergarment only, has narrow stips of material going over the shoulders and a low neck) and a sleeveless t-shirt (which is exactly that - a t-shirt without sleeves). Singlets are also called tank tops in Australia, but the name has a somewhat outdated 70s feel to it.

☸ Moilleadóir 05:53, 24 March 2007 (UTC) ☏

Tank top, AmE vs BrE

There seem to be three definitions here: the one worn under a shirt, the one worn as a shirt and the one worn over a shirt. I've occasionally come across the term used here in Britain to mean the one worn as a shirt, though it probably isn't very common. Indeed, I don't think it's overly common under any meaning here and now. And I don't think I've heard before of "tank top" used anywhere to mean the undergarment.

I think we may need some clearer viewpoints, both British and American. No doubt some of you out there have good first-hand experiences of the term and could clarify what you understand by it.... -- Smjg 11:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Squared sport tank?

There is an increasingly popular style of sleeveless shirt referred to here as a "squared muscle tank" (it is visible better if you select white). I think there is another name for them, but I can't find it. It has *thick* shoulder straps and is squared off on the neckline and on the back. Anyone familliar with this? --Kidd Loris 15:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

I would consider that a wider spaghetti strap tank top. - hmwithtalk 20:09, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Tagliatelle strap? -- Smjg 16:34, 20 May 2007 (UTC)