Dorky shirt my mom bought me with ダサイ

Vocabulary Explanation: Unfashionable with ダサい

Nishikata and Takagi meet up at the library to study. Although it’s hot out, and Nishikata ran to make it to the library on time, he refuses to remove his sweater.

西片(にしかた):: 「今日(きょう)のＴ(ティー)シャツは…　お母(かあ)さんが買(か)ってきたなんかダサイやつ！！」; “Today's T-shirt is...some dorky thing my mom bought me!!”

Key Points

ダサい = “dorky / unfashionable” (self-conscious, casual)
- Here, ダサい is Nishikata complaining that the shirt looks uncool / embarrassing to wear.
- Tone is blunt and emotional (he’s venting), so “dorky” fits better than a neutral “unfashionable”.
お母(かあ)さんが買(か)ってきた = “(she) bought (and brought home)”
- 買(か)ってくる implies “buy and bring it back (to me / to our place)”, not just “buy”.
なんか = “like / some / kinda” (dismissive filler)
- なんか here is a casual, slightly dismissive “like… / some…” that makes the criticism sharper.
- You can think: なんか + adjective + noun → “some kind of (adjective) thing”.
やつ = “thing / guy” (rough, informal label)
- やつ refers to “a thing” here (the shirt), with a rougher feel than もの.