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- [shurt-teyl]
- /ˈʃɜrtˌteɪl/
- /ˈʃɜːtteɪl/
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- [shurt-teyl]
- /ˈʃɜrtˌteɪl/
Definitions of shirttail word
- noun shirttail the part of a shirt below the waistline. 1
- noun shirttail Journalism. a brief item added at the end of a related newspaper story. Compare follow-up (def 3b). 1
- adjective shirttail quite young and immature in behavior. 1
- adjective shirttail Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. of distant relation, especially by marriage: some shirttail cousins I'd never met. 1
- verb with object shirttail Informal. to append or add (an item) to a discussion or writing: The tariff concessions were shirttailed onto the trade bill. 1
- countable noun shirttail Shirttails are the long parts of a shirt below the waist. 0
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Origin of shirttail
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; shirt + tail1
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Parts of speech for Shirttail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shirttail popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shirttail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with shirttail
- what does shirttail hem mean?
- what is a shirttail hem?
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