Definition of wife beater
wife beater
- Tank style underwear type t-shirts. So named for the association with guys who sit around the house drunk, and might be physically abusive.
I got some egg stains on my wifebeater!
by Phil H., Santa Cruz, CA, USA, Dec 15 1997.
- man's sleeveless white undershirt.
The frat boy was wearing a wife beater and khaki cargo pants.
by Alexandra P., Burlington, VT, USA, Nov 08 1999.
Slang terms with the same root words:
- wife: astronaut's wife – Dutch wife – (show 1 more)
- beater: beater – dick beaters – (show 1 more)
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