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Could someone explain why 猥シャツ is defined as "obscene shirt (pun)"? I don't
understand how this is a pun.

> 猥シャツ 【わいシャツ】 (n) (See Ｙシャツ) obscene shirt (pun)

Source: [http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-
bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1MUEワイシャツ](http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-
bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1MUE%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%84)
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vocabulary puns
What is the pun in 猥シャツ?
Look up the word 猥褻. It will all become clear.

猥褻 = わいせつ = obscenity
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The pun is that the kanji 「猥」, read 「わい」, means "obscene", whereas 「ワイシャツ」
means "dress shirt". The
[portmanteau](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau) 「猥シャツ」 therefore means
"obscene shirt".
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