Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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wife-beater
alt. (alternative spelling of wifebeater English) n. (alternative spelling of wifebeater English)
Wikipedia
Wife-beater
Wife-beater, wifebeater, and wife beater may refer to:
- a type of sleeveless shirt
- a person who abuses their wife ( domestic violence)
- Nickname for alcoholic drinks reputed to arouse pugnacity:
- Rum, called "the golden wifebeater"
- Stella Artois, sometimes called "Wife Beater" in the UK
- Matt Prince, a professional wrestler whose ring name is Wifebeater
- Sickie Wifebeater, stage name of The Mentors' guitarist Eric Carls
- Wife Beater (EP), an EP by the metalcore band The Plot in You
Usage examples of "wife-beater".
Roland didn't know for sure, but guessed that few if any hungover drunks and wife-beaters anywhere else in Mid-World woke up to such picturesque views: a line of many-colored boathouses to the south, the docks directly below, with boys and old men line-fishing while the women mended nets and sails.
The only Drugs that werent bastardizing my dying moments were Wildman, who was passed out cold, and Jeff the Wife-beater, who was still busy beating his wife at an impressive meter.