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wife beater

a very tight, white tank top that is ribbed in texture. this style of shirt is usually found on overweight white guys hailing from the trailer courts. unmistakeable markings of bbq sauce or chew spit on the front and smelling of old style beer and excessive perspiration. the wearer can be found at any type of festival which involves his toothless relatives working the carnival rides.
dude, let's go to the state fair and check out all the trash wearing wife beaters.
by Anonymous July 31, 2003
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Wife beater

An a-shirt or tanktop or muscle shirt, sleeveless
by Anonymous April 3, 2003
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Wife beater

Colloquial name for Stella Artois lager in England
by markp July 25, 2004
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wife beater

1.) the official article of clothing in the state of New Jersey

2.) One who participates in domestic abuse
Boss: you seriously came to work in a wife beater?

guy: all i had. blow me.
by yo guy February 12, 2007
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Wife Beater

T-shirt without sleaves. In the movies you see men that hit their women. Usually they are drunk and wearing these t-shirts.
by lilvoyce May 28, 2006
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wife beater

Wife beater is a nickname for "Stella" a popular lager/beer in the UK. It got the nickname wife beater because of the ammount of wife beating that went on after drinking several cans/pints
by sayles April 1, 2005
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Wife beater

A cut-off sleeved t-shirt, usually white in color, worn by people(usually) men when out in the outdoors, working out in the gym, or other instances when they think it is appropriate to show off their arms.

The shirt has its name derived from the police shows when they track down an actual wife abuser from a local trailer park or run down neighborhood. The said individual, in most cases, is wearing this type of garment. Thus the name "wife beater"
"Let's go play some b. ball" "Ok, let me grab my wife beater."
by LonnieK October 8, 2008
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