body shirt
noun
1
: a close-fitting shirt or blouse
2
: a woman's close-fitting top made with a sewn-in or snapped crotch
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Every story element, in fact, is as a familiar stalwart of ’70s narratives, in the same way that sawn-off shotguns and polyester body shirts are props that embody an era.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Love that summer uniform…the tank-top jumpsuit s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d like taffy over the chocolate net, see-through, pectoralis major body shirt.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Love that summer uniform…the tank-top jumpsuit s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d like taffy over the chocolate net, see-through, pectoralis major body shirt.
—Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
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“Body shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20shirt. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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