A man coming home after a long business work day, takes his shirt of and is only dressed with a white singlet on top and his business pants and shoes on the bottom, his day has been long and hard and he takes his frustration out on his wife.
by TankTopBoonanza January 27, 2014
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 23, 2006
by TANTI - (SHAUN WARD) June 03, 2004
by Kale March 29, 2006
Usually refers to Stella Artois which is a reasonably strong lager or any other strong lager or cider for the "wife" to drink and get drunk quite easy, so the man can have his way...
by LazyBoy December 02, 2004
The term often given to the Belgian Lager Stella Artois. This is often drank by skinny white men who wear white ribbed vest and enjoy beating their wives.
Wetherspoons bar staff: Hello sir, what can I get you?
Dave: I’ll have a pint of Wife Beater please.
Dave: I’ll have a pint of Wife Beater please.
by Lime March 04, 2019
A male white ribbed tank top which has been around since the early 1900's and was very popular as an undergarment before the t-shirt came into common usage.
The shirt acquired the nickname "Wife Beater" in the late 1980's due to the popularity of police reality shows like "Cops" where it seemed like a disproportionately high number of men who were arrested for episodes of domestic violence, as well as other crimes, were wearing a shirt like this.
The main reasons why this garment seem to be favored by men like this are:
1. It's cheap. Many men in this demographic tend to not have a lot of disposable income and, because of the low amount of material that is used to create the shirt, they can be bought in large quantity for very little money.
2. It's good to wear on hot days. Again, because of lack of income, many of the men seen in shows like "Cops" live in unairconditioned homes or trailers which can become extremely hot in warm weather. The design and thinness of the material in the shirt makes it a good option to try and get some relief from the oppressive heat.
The shirt acquired the nickname "Wife Beater" in the late 1980's due to the popularity of police reality shows like "Cops" where it seemed like a disproportionately high number of men who were arrested for episodes of domestic violence, as well as other crimes, were wearing a shirt like this.
The main reasons why this garment seem to be favored by men like this are:
1. It's cheap. Many men in this demographic tend to not have a lot of disposable income and, because of the low amount of material that is used to create the shirt, they can be bought in large quantity for very little money.
2. It's good to wear on hot days. Again, because of lack of income, many of the men seen in shows like "Cops" live in unairconditioned homes or trailers which can become extremely hot in warm weather. The design and thinness of the material in the shirt makes it a good option to try and get some relief from the oppressive heat.
by Sodakak September 15, 2016