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minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoI’ve tried using “a-shirt” in the US for the reasons mentioned but it seems like no one knows what I mean until I say “wife beater.”
minus-squareIsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThey really fell out of popularity here. I’m the only one of my peers I know who wears them at all. They definitely imply trashy with some crowds.
minus-squarewalter_wiggles@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI experienced the reverse. Someone asked me “what’s a singlet?”, and I had no idea.
I’ve tried using “a-shirt” in the US for the reasons mentioned but it seems like no one knows what I mean until I say “wife beater.”
They really fell out of popularity here. I’m the only one of my peers I know who wears them at all. They definitely imply trashy with some crowds.
I experienced the reverse. Someone asked me “what’s a singlet?”, and I had no idea.
the opposite of a doublet