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What were those belly-revealing T-shirts called?

In the early 1980s there was a flicker of popularity for short T-shirts that covered a man's shoulders and chest but revealed his belly and lower back. I think there was a word for this type of shirt, maybe it was "shimel" or "shimmel"??
(I recall the Rollins College soccer team had set of practice uniforms with this type of shirt. I don't think they played actual games in them.)
  

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[nq:1]In the early 1980s there was a flicker of popularity for short T-shirts that covered a man's shoulders and chest ... team had set of practice uniforms with this type of shirt. )[/nq] The term 'shimmel shirt' is a non-slang term used in the clothing industry for garments of tis type for either ***.

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  • [nq:1]In the early 1980s there was a flicker of popularity for short T-shirts that covered a man's shoulders and chest ...
  • team had set of practice uniforms with this type of shirt.
  • )[/nq] The term 'shimmel shirt' is a non-slang term used in the clothing industry for garments of tis type for either ***.
  • Slang terms include belly shirt, (USA) belly top, (UK) etc.
  • Russell Athletic Shimmel T-Shirt - medium weight, 50/50 blend, shimmel t-shirt.
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[nq:1]In the early 1980s there was a flicker of popularity for short T-shirts that covered a man's shoulders and chest ... team had set of practice uniforms with this type of shirt. I don't think they played actual games in them.)[/nq]
The term 'shimmel shirt' is a non-slang term used in the clothing industry for garments of tis type for either ***.
Slang terms include belly shirt, (USA) b
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