wifebeater
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
wifebeater (plural wifebeaters)
- One who (usually as a repeated practice) beats one’s wife, or a husband prone to violence
- A kind of sleeveless shirt, often but not exclusively worn as an undershirt.
- (uncountable, UK, slang) Stella Artois, a brand of lager beer.
- 2005, Conrad Williams, London Revenant
- And then we were walking back alleys, trudging through the drifts of chip papers, the bottles and empty cans of wifebeater...
- 2005, Conrad Williams, London Revenant
Synonyms[edit]
- (one who beats one’s wife): abusive husband
- (a kind of sleeveless shirt): A-shirt, athletic shirt, beater, muscle shirt, singlet (chiefly UK), tank top, vest
