What's a wife beater?

MaxDSP

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one of those shirts without the sleevs or shoulder parts. Just two straps attached to the bottom half
 

MichaelD

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Jan 16, 2001
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AKA "Athletic T-shirt." You know, the "sleeveless tank top undershirt?" They call those "Wife Beater" shirts as typical white-trailer-trash mean wear them.

Yes, I'm white. JUst thought I'd throw that in there.
 

SammyBoy

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Jesus man. First of all Jason kidd beat his wife. So that's funny. Cuz i hate jason kidd. I want to tie him down and let his big headed son beat him.

Anyhow, a wife beater is a friggen Tank top undershirt. What is so hard to understand.

Its a NICKNAMe because it's the type of shirt you see all the Wife beating hicks on Cops wearing, if they're wearing a shirt at all, and it's not a ratty Tshirt with a nascar logo or a wrestler on it.

The end.

Oh, i think they're also called italian undershirts or something. Go tony soprano. Yipeeeee
 

rh71

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My friend from Chicago made fun of me for wearing a TANK TOP. He called them wife beaters. It's a sleeveless shirt and yes it helps me cool off while walking around in 90-degree weather. What's the big deal ? It's a shirt.
 

mugs

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Apr 29, 2003
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and why is it called wife beater????

Picture Joe White Trash driving around in his pickup truck wearing one of those shirts... he just looks like he probably beats his wife. :) I really have no idea.