Wife-beater, wifebeater, or wife beater is a slang term for a man who commits
domestic violence
Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ...
, 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
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* a nickname for certain alcoholic drinks:
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Rum
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Phili ...
, made from sugarcane, sometimes called "the golden wifebeater"
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Stella Artois
Stella Artois ( ) is a pilsner beer, first brewed in 1926 by Brouwerij Artois in Leuven, Belgium. In its original form, the beer is 5.2 per cent ABV, the country's standard for pilsners. The beer is also sold in other countries like the UK, Ire ...
, a beer sometimes called "Wife Beater" in the UK
Nicknames
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Matt Prince
Matthew Prince (born July 13, 1973) is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Wifebeater. He is best known for his tenure in Combat Zone Wrestling from 1999 to 2004. He is known for his ring attire (a wifebeater ...
, (born 1973) a professional wrestler whose ring name is Wifebeater
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Chris Spradlin, (born 1979) a professional wrestler whose former ring name was Wife Beater
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Sickie Wifebeater
Eric Carlson (born May 22, 1958, in Seattle, Washington, Seattle, Washington (U.S. state), Washington) is a founding member and lead guitarist of American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band The Mentors. 1 The Mentors at Allmusic Under the sta ...
, stage name of The Mentors' guitarist Eric Carls (born 1958)
Media projects
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''Wife Beater'' (EP), an EP by the metalcore band The Plot in You
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