how did wife beater get the name?

Question

How did wifebeater tee shirts get the name?
Was it b/c of the vodka stains from the handle of vodka before the drunk guy swung the bottle?

Answer 1

Wife beater, also wifebeater, and sometimes abbreviated as simply beater, is a sometimes insulting slang term used in parts of North America, Australia, New Zealand and various other places to refer to a sleeveless undershirt. Other terms are an A-shirt, tank top, singlet, or "muscle shirt" when worn as a sole, outer layer as opposed to being worn under another shirt. "Guinea-T" or "Dago-tee" are colloquialisms for "wifebeater" used in the New York City area; these terms are also demeaning as they reference slurs for Italian-Americans.

Answer 2

Be for vodka, Unlike men, women have always had a problem with knowing when one should shut their mouths. Many laws in the past
were made for the purpose of wife beatings because of this! A man
knows pretty much when to shut up as he would be killed or get his butt stomped! On this men have been much smarter!

Answer 3

My theory is this. Look at all the gang movies that are out there. The gang members are wearing those a-shirts with a 40 in their hand and they liked to smack around women. That's where I heard it from.

Answer 4

It's a stereotype - men that wear that kind of shirt are supposedly the ones that beat their wives. Nonsensical, but there you have it.

Answer 5

well after a long night of getting hammered, you come home to "where have been" or "drunk again". you accidentally hit her with your baseball bat because you think your derek jeter trying to get the tying run. i hope that helped you out.

Answer 6

When the Mexicans would beat their wives.

Answer 7

srereotype

Answer 8

have you ever watched cops...???????????