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[freshair313]

Dear Sir/madam,
Could you tell me what the "g's girl" means? It comes from a T'shirt.
Thanks!

[redset]

Hmm, this is going to be complete guesswork but here goes: Sometimes people abbreviate their names to the first letter, so if someone was called Gary then they might call themselves G. Boyfriends and girlfriends are often referred to as 'someone's girl' or 'someone's boy' etc. So maybe this girl is dating someone called Gary, making her G's girl. (It could all be written in lowercase for stylistic reasons.) There was actually a movie called Gregory's Girl, but somehow I think the chances of a t-shirt being made based on that are quite low

In hiphop culture men are sometimes referred to as 'G', meaning 'gangsta'. It doesn't necessarily have the negative connotations, it can be a friendly way of talking to someone - so it's possible that's what the g means here, but I doubt it to be honest. It could also be the designer's name, similar to how some Tommy Hilfiger clothing for women says 'Tommy Girl' on it.

Basically it's hard to know without context, and t-shirt slogans are often aimed at specific groups who 'get it'.

[freshair313]

Anyhow, let me express my appreciation for your generous help, thank you again.

[Mister Micawber]

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If it is a Japanese t-shirt (and by extension, this may apply to Chinese t-shirts as well), it just as likely has no meaning whatsoever. In Japan, English words and phrases are used for their decorative effect, and are composed with that in mind rather than with the idea of carrying any message at all.
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[freshair313]

Thanks a lot for your kind help.