A men's sleeveless undershirt.
I think the TV show "COPS" had a lot do with the creation of this word. Every time they showed a guy getting arrested for beating his wife he was wearing one of those sleeveless undershirts.
I think the TV show "COPS" had a lot do with the creation of this word. Every time they showed a guy getting arrested for beating his wife he was wearing one of those sleeveless undershirts.
by Char August 22, 2004
by Jason August 14, 2002
An a-shirt(undershirt) worn on torso. It has be nicknamed a wifebeater because in movies when a man is beating his wife he usually has on one.
by SexxxyLadii July 13, 2006
An A formed white, tight, T-Shirt normally produced for men but also worn by women, intended for wear under shirts. Its reputation comes from those wearing the shirts while engaged in domestic violence.
by Theodore Butler September 27, 2005
A white, tank top typically worn by white trash men who beat their wives. NO wifebeater is complete without a 10 pound overweight/underweight guy to wear it and mustard stains :)
Ross Creed - "Mary-Anne! Get me a beer!"
Mary-Anne - "We aint got no beer!"
Ross Creed - "Well then get me a hotdog bitch!"
Mary-Anne - "Here ya go.."
*Ross Hits wife pathetically while spilling mustard all over his wifebeater*
Mary-Anne - "We aint got no beer!"
Ross Creed - "Well then get me a hotdog bitch!"
Mary-Anne - "Here ya go.."
*Ross Hits wife pathetically while spilling mustard all over his wifebeater*
by KO-Keogh March 16, 2010
Usually refers to any style of (usually) tight-fitting cotton shirts primarily worn by men as undershirts. Any of the types of white t-shirt or tank top that you can usually find sold in packages by the men's underwear can be classfied as a wifebeater.
While the "wifebeater" is worn primarily by men -- and presumably got the name because it is most often depicted as being worn as outerwear by men who beat their wives -- lots of women have taken to wearing them too. This is particularly true in the case of the cotton ribbed tank top, which can now be found sold as outerwear for women as well as men, and which can also be found in several other colors besides white.
While the "wifebeater" is worn primarily by men -- and presumably got the name because it is most often depicted as being worn as outerwear by men who beat their wives -- lots of women have taken to wearing them too. This is particularly true in the case of the cotton ribbed tank top, which can now be found sold as outerwear for women as well as men, and which can also be found in several other colors besides white.
Yuck ... see that dude in the wifebeater over there? His chest hair is, like, sticking out all over the place!
by Trish June 27, 2009
Pseudonym for a brand of strong lager called Stella Artois, sometimes associated with after closing-hours physical activity.
by Steve Butler June 21, 2003