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wifebeater
or wife-beat·er
[ wahyf-bee-ter ]
/ ˈwaɪfˌbi tər /
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noun
a man who beats his wife.
Slang: Offensive. a white, sleeveless, close-fitting man’s undershirt, often worn as an outer shirt.
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How to use wifebeater in a sentence
When the song ends, one of the wifebeater boys onstage calls out: “If you ladies got some good coochie, bring it on up here!”
British Dictionary definitions for wifebeater
wife-beater
noun
a man who hits his wife
Derived forms of wife-beater
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