A sleeveless t-shirt made for men; however, often worn by women around the house as a dress. Most often it is their partner's shirt, it is seen as attractive by most. Consequently when their partner sees them in this shirt they feel aroused. Which is why it is named the Wife Beater.
by CWray73 August 19, 2017
Get the Wife Beatermug. Article of clothing worn by white trash or thugs. Usually has food and beer stains and is two sizes to small.
by NateJ3000 October 14, 2019
Get the Wife Beatermug. form fitting white ribbed tank top worn by men; looks good on well-built fellas, pathetic on skinny fellas, and disgusting on fat beer bellied fellas
by youri August 2, 2003
Get the wife beatermug. 1. Men's close fitting, ribbed, sleeveless white cotton undershirt most commonly used before T-shirts came into vogue as undergarments. It is named wife beater after Marlon Brando's character, Stanley Kowalski, who wore one during much of the movie version of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire." Stanley proved to be a sloppy, drunken, ill-tempered brute who beat his wife.
2. Slang name in Britain for a Belgian lager, Stella Artois, mostly because of the name, Stella, after Stella Kowalski, the victim of a beating from her husband, Stanley, in the aforementioned Tennessee Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire," but also because of the high alcohol content which could possibly lead one to wife beating were he so pre-disposed.
2. Slang name in Britain for a Belgian lager, Stella Artois, mostly because of the name, Stella, after Stella Kowalski, the victim of a beating from her husband, Stanley, in the aforementioned Tennessee Williams' play, "A Streetcar Named Desire," but also because of the high alcohol content which could possibly lead one to wife beating were he so pre-disposed.
by alfamax September 5, 2011
Get the wife beatermug. by L-boogie June 22, 2003
Get the wife beatersmug. In the UK, originally the white string-vest, but most vests/tank tops get reffered to as Wife-Beaters.
The oniginal example was so called due to the fact that the main type of person who wears string-vests was usually a fat, wife-beating, alchoholic.
The oniginal example was so called due to the fact that the main type of person who wears string-vests was usually a fat, wife-beating, alchoholic.
...look at that fat man in that wife-beater...
by Dj Risq July 2, 2005
Get the Wife-Beatermug. by Guppie January 22, 2004
Get the wife-beatermug.