get one's shirt out
"get-one-s-shirt-out" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“get one's shirt out” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become angry or annoyed; to lose one's temper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-get-one-s-shirt-out · get one's shirt out · English
get one's shirt out · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | get one's shirt out |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “get one's shirt out” in English
Rare enough to double-check
get one's shirt out is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To become angry or annoyed; to lose one's temper.".
Zero misspellings are on record for get one's shirt out in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the custom of taking one's shirt off before fighting (after becoming annoyed). The correct English form is get one's shirt out, spelled G-E-T- -O-N-E-'-S- -S-H-I-R-T- -O-U-T.
Definition
- 1To become angry or annoyed; to lose one's temper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how get one's shirt out appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"All right, sir, all right," said Chizzlem, lighting a huge cigar; "there it is, don't get your shirt out about it. I daresay I'll get along well enough without you. Though why you should be ashamed at what some of the flyest men do regularly, I can't tell."
I dare him, says he, and I doubledare him to send you round here again or if he does, says he, I'll have him summonsed up before the court, so I will, for trading without a licence. And he after stuffing himself till he's fit to burst. Jesus, I had to laugh at the little jewy getting his shirt out.
Etymology
From the custom of taking one's shirt off before fighting (after becoming annoyed).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.