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What do you call...

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doadeer · 10/08/2021 18:44

A women's top without sleeves

A. Vest
b. Tank

If you are in the UK please

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StCharlotte · 10/08/2021 18:45

Vest.

AnonymousCheerleader · 10/08/2021 18:45

Vest.

purpleme12 · 10/08/2021 18:46

A sleeveless top

anon12345anon · 10/08/2021 18:46

Vest

BaronessBomburst · 10/08/2021 18:47

If knitted it's a tank top
Otherwise it can be a vest top or a sleeveless t-shirt depending on the style.
A vest is underwear.

doadeer · 10/08/2021 18:47

@purpleme12

A sleeveless top
Does this change if I say it's a sports top?
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TeamNegan · 10/08/2021 18:47

Vest top. Vest if it goes under the clothes

doadeer · 10/08/2021 18:47

@BaronessBomburst

If knitted it's a tank top Otherwise it can be a vest top or a sleeveless t-shirt depending on the style. A vest is underwear.
If it's a sports top would you use the same words?
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StorminaBcup · 10/08/2021 18:48

Vest top
Tank if it’s knitted
But just a vest is underwear.

BaronessBomburst · 10/08/2021 18:48

Maybe you should have asked us to state our ages too. Grin

BaronessBomburst · 10/08/2021 18:49

I'd probably call it a running vest then. Or a sports top.

54321nought · 10/08/2021 18:49

I think a sports top could have sleeves, and it could also be sleeveless with no midrift

CherieBabySpliffUp · 10/08/2021 18:50

The navy I would say is a sleeveless blouse.
A tank to me is like the black in that it is worn over another layer.

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isseys4xmastinselcats · 10/08/2021 18:51

i call them my strappy tops

doadeer · 10/08/2021 18:51

Haha, I want to hear from all ages!

This is market research, different people are saying different things in real life and I want to see what the general consensus is.

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Bimblybomeyelash · 10/08/2021 18:52

A tank top is a knitted sleeveless jumper worn over something else. A vest top is a summer sleeveless top and a vest is an undergarment.

CherieBabySpliffUp · 10/08/2021 18:52

I can't see the photos from my post 🤷‍♂️ but basically a tank is a sleeveless layer over another.
I would call what I think you are describing as a sleeveless top/blouse.

doadeer · 10/08/2021 18:52

@isseys4xmastinselcats

i call them my strappy tops
Oooh a new one in the mix!

Does this only apply to bra strap width tops?

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Cotswoldmama · 10/08/2021 18:54

Just a top, or a sleeveless top. A vest top has to have thinner straps. I guess it could be called a tank top but I feel like that's what an American would call it I wouldn't.

Wavingnotdrown1ng · 10/08/2021 18:54

I call a sleeveless v- neck jumper over another top a ‘tank top’ but my daughter calls it a vest or a vest -top e.g an Argyle vest. To me, a vest is a strappy top or what a child/ old man wears as an undergarment.

doadeer · 10/08/2021 18:54

So is this

A vest
A tank
A vest top
A sleeveless top
A strappy top
A sports top

Any other?

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Whogotdakeystomabeamer · 10/08/2021 18:55

If its got thin straps then I'd say a strap top or vest top (if under clothes).
If just a normal top without sleeves then I'd say a sleeveless top. I'd never use the term tank top.

MMM2 · 10/08/2021 18:56

Vest top

cheesecrackerz · 10/08/2021 18:56

Strappy top for everyday wear

For sports version- vest top

RestingPandaFace · 10/08/2021 18:56

A vest unless it’s knitted in which case it’s a tank top.

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