shirttail
What gets tucked
A shirttail is the lower part of a shirt, especially the back portion that tucks into pants.
As an adjective, shirttail describes something barely connected or distantly related: a shirttail cousin, a shirttail relative.
The connection is tenuous—like fabric hanging loose rather than properly secured.
Folded garment edge
- fabricWoven or knit material
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- linenFlax-derived textile
- oxfordClosed-lacing dress shoe
poplin · chambray · flannel · seersucker · button-down · untucked · tucked · waist
Not secured inside
disheveled · hanging out · messy · informal · unbuttoned · weekend · laid-back · rumpled
Connected by blood
- distantFar away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
- tenuousLacking solid foundation
peripheral · extended family · relation · connection · kinfolk · ancestry · lineage
Garment's lowest edge
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- alterationAct of modifying
- seamJoined fabric edge
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
baste · fitting · taper · finish · edge · binding · curve · reinforce
Projecting body part
- addendumSupplementary text at end
- afterthoughtIdea added belatedly
- postscriptEnd-of-letter addition
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
tag · supplement · trailing · brief · end piece · footnote · coda
hem
Folded garment edge
oxford · poplin · chambray · flannel · seersucker · button-down · untucked · tucked · waist · back
untucked
Not secured inside
sloppy · disheveled · hanging out · messy · informal · unbuttoned · weekend · laid-back · rumpled · undone
relative
Connected by blood
- distantFar away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- tangentialBarely connected to main point
tenuous · peripheral · extended family · relation · connection · kinfolk · ancestry · lineage
hemline
Garment's lowest edge
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- alterationAct of modifying
- seamJoined fabric edge
dart · baste · fitting · taper · finish · edge · binding · curve · reinforce · sewing
appendage
Projecting body part
- addendumSupplementary text at end
- afterthoughtIdea added belatedly
- postscriptEnd-of-letter addition
addition · tag · supplement · trailing · brief · end piece · footnote · coda
shirttailimmediate family
Closest relatives by blood
nuclear family · blood relation · next of kin · direct descendant · intimate