wifebeater 

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.

Jed was a wearing a wifebeater to show off his new tattoos.

wifebeater by Char August 21, 2004

wifebeater 

A white sleaveles t-shirt also referred to as a muscle shirt or singlet.

Virgil's got his wifebeater on, looks like Helen's gonna get taught a lesson tonight!

wifebeater by Jason August 14, 2002

wifebeater 

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.

It is hot outside so I will just wear a "wifebeater"

wifebeater by SexxxyLadii September 5, 2008

wifebeater 

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.

His father was wearing a wifebeater under his favorie shirt.

wifebeater by Theodore Butler September 30, 2005

wifebeater 

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*

wifebeater by KO-Keogh March 16, 2010

Wifebeater 

Also known as trailer park attire.

A classless piece of shit rag with 4 holes, used as a garment to cover the torso.
Unless you're doing sports or working out while wearing it, it pretty much signals you're trash.
Predominantly worn by males who lack character; mainly slobs, thugs, and males looking to attract equally simple minded females.

"What's up with all those guys wearing wifebeaters in public?"

"I know, right? It's like living in a trailer park, or taking a stroll through a bad neighborhood."

"Yeah, it's kinda sad. I guess it's just a result of the cultural degradation. Nobody dresses with style or class anymore."

Wifebeater by The Real Gentleman May 29, 2016

wifebeater 

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.

Yuck ... see that dude in the wifebeater over there? His chest hair is, like, sticking out all over the place!

wifebeater by Trish June 27, 2009