Meanings
nounpirate shirt (plural pirate shirts)
plural pirate shirts
- Synonym of poet shirt (“a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and the cuffs”).
Synonyms: poet blouse, poet shirt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of poet shirt (“a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and the cuffs”).
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Origin
From pirate + shirt, from its use by people portraying pirates.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pirate shirt
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pirate shirt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirate%20shirt
MLA
“pirate shirt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirate%20shirt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pirate shirt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pirate%20shirt.
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