A tee that behaves like an heirloom — only friendlier.

Somebody is going to read this shirt out loud in a grocery line, and you already know which friend it is. BUSSIN' arches across the chest in stacked varsity block letters, the kind of type usually reserved for a school name, except the school never taught anything this useful.

Wearing it says you have decided the highest praise in your vocabulary belongs on a shirt, not just a group chat. It is a joke with commitment behind it, which is funnier than a joke with none. People who get it will say it back to you unprompted. People who don't will ask, and now you get to explain a word to a stranger, which is its own kind of bit.

If deadpan minimalism is more your speed, this one is too loud for you, go find something quiet and let the rest of us have this. The lettering itself is layered varsity type in tonal camel and dark brown, outlined twice so it holds its shape at a glance instead of blurring into one brown smear. Tan sits easily next to navy overshirts, indigo denim and white canvas, so this reads as a real shirt on top of being a bit.

Give it a few wears and it stops being the funny shirt and becomes the one you reach for on a good day, which is honestly the same thing. Pick your size above.

• Fabric
  100% ring-spun combed cotton, single jersey knit
• Weight
  210 GSM — mid-weight with structured drape
• Fit
  Classic regular fit; runs true to size with a generous shoulder
• Print
  Water-based direct-to-garment, cured at low temperature
• Neckline
  Ribbed crew, reinforced with double-needle stitching
• Origin
  Fabric sourced in North Carolina; printed in the USA
• Certification
  OEKO-TEX Standard 100 inks and dyes