Wife-beater explained
Wife-beater, wifebeater, or wife beater is a slang term for a man who commits domestic violence, particularly against his wife or long term female partner.
It can also refer to:
Items stereotypically associated with perpetrators of domestic violence
- a type of sleeveless shirt
- a nickname for certain alcoholic drinks:
- Rum, made from sugarcane, sometimes called "the golden wifebeater"
- Stella Artois, a beer sometimes called "Wife Beater" in the UK
Nicknames
- Matt Prince, (born 1973) a professional wrestler whose ring name is Wifebeater
- Chris Spradlin, (born 1979) a professional wrestler whose former ring name was Wife Beater
- Sickie Wifebeater, stage name of The Mentors' guitarist Eric Carls (born 1958)
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