Name this item of clothing

[Kirran]

We have a saying "a beloved child has many names", maybe the a-shirt is so well-loved that it has all these names.

Hahahaha, this was utterly surreal man.

 

[Orbit]

It's a tank

 

[Kirran]

It's a tank

Be serious.

 

[Orbit]

LOL. A tank top

 

[McBell]

Well...?

Please help settle my war with @Kirran once and for all.

looks like a type of tank top commonly referred to as a muscle shirt.

 

[Smart_Guy]

LOL. A tank top

Looks like this is an American term indeed. When I told him that, he seemed puzzled and asked me if it was!

 

[Marisa]

Where I'm from it depends on your gender. If you're female, it's a tank top and perfectly acceptable to wear alone or layered. If you're a male, it's an undershirt when worn under typically a button down shirt or as a pajama top, or a wife beater when worn alone.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Why do you guys talk about beating wives?

 

[Kirran]

Why do you guys talk about beating wives?

Because misogyny has left a lot of imprints in our society and language.

 

[Jumi]

Why do you guys talk about beating wives?

It's just what the shirt is called.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Because misogyny has left a lot of imprints in our society and language.

It's just what the shirt is called.

Oh... oooooh!

Is there a husband beater?

 

[columbus]

Singlets are tight fitting one piece garments such as wrestlers wear. Vests open down the front.

It's an undershirt, in a style commonly called wife beater if a guy wears it.

Anything else you need to know?
Tom

 

[columbus]

Oh... oooooh!

Is there a husband beater?

Yes, but not an article of clothing. It's just not fair. Corsets should be called husband beaters.

Tom

 

[Flankerl]

Unterleiberl.

 

[dust1n]

In Britian, would those still be called vests?

Is there actually a difference between a singlet and a vest?

In America, that would referred to as an A shirt because (the cut obviously, and) it's the sort meant to be worn under a number layering of clothing. Often referred to as a tank-top, jokingly referred to as wife-beater sometimes. And then I'm sure there is a thousand possible terms in all the various human languages.

 

[Kirran]

For the UK, it's straight up a vest.

 

[Deidre]

I am disappointed SG.

lol!!!

I'd call it a tank top or wife beater, even though I loathe that terminology.

 

[columbus]

For the UK, it's straight up a vest.

What do you call a sleeveless top that opens down the front?
Tom

 

[Moni_Gail]

Where I'm from it depends on your gender. If you're female, it's a tank top and perfectly acceptable to wear alone or layered. If you're a male, it's an undershirt when worn under typically a button down shirt or as a pajama top, or a wife beater when worn alone.

Exactly.

 

[Jumi]

Oh... oooooh!

Is there a husband beater?

lol!!!

I'd call it a tank top or wife beater, even though I loathe that terminology.

Agree it's not very nice to joke about domestic violence. I think the shirt got it's name due to wifebeaters caught by police wearing this type of shirt making the stereotype.