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tank top
noun
: a sleeveless collarless shirt with usually wide shoulder straps and no front opening
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Restaurants typically don’t have dress codes (you’ll never be asked to put on a blazer at a silver-service restaurant), but at many city bars and sports pubs, dress codes are enforced: no thongs (flip-flops), singlets (tank tops) and high-vis workwear.
—Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
In the pictures, Hilton is wearing a black headband and gray tank top, while Spears, 42, is wearing a white button-down shirt.
—Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
And did anyone expect Randy to be so jacked in his tank top?!
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The residue — which was found on items including socks, boxers, tank tops, sweatpants, jeans, hoodies, underwear and a pair of cow onesie pajamas — tested positive for methamphetamine, federal prosecutors say.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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“Tank top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tank%20top. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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tank top
noun
: a sleeveless collarless shirt with a low neckline
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