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Wife beaterAn idiom is an expression whose meaning is not readily apparent based on the individual words in the expression. This forum is dedicated to discussing idioms and other sayings. |
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Wife beater
In the OC the word wife beater is used to refer to the white sleeveless top worn by some men as a T-shirt but looking very much like a vest (underwear). An American friend of mine says he has never ever heard such a word. What about you?
P.S. This thread is just an excuse to post a picture of the gorgeous Benjamin Mckenzie.
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I've never heard that term myself, but this article confirms its usage as another name for an A-shirt (also a term I haven't heard).
I don't own any sleeveless shirts, so I haven't paid much attention to what they're called, except tank top. (The picture needs to be uploaded (use Manage Attachments) so the rest of us can see it.) Last edited by Rusty; August 09, 2009 at 08:51 PM. |
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Thanks for telling me about the picture, Rusty. Here goes:
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El wife beater obtiene/recibe su nombre porque los hombres los cuales golpean sus esposas lleven camisetas parecidas, pero por supuesto se está estereotipando cuando se lo dice. Es un estereotipo negativo, y es muy grosero a unas personas. Lo siento si os ofendo
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Yes wife beaters or just "beaters/a beater" are what they are called. They are commonly mispronounced as "white beaters" because they are white, but make no mistake its a wife beaters. In America these are really only worn if one is going to workout. Otherwise wearing wife beater makes one look very cheap and "trashy" and they are worn a lot by Mexican/Mexicans landscapers so it gives a bad image.
Tank top refers to any other sleeveless shirt Last edited by ers074; August 09, 2009 at 05:24 PM. |
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It's playera sport at least in Mexico.
Even thought is t-shirt in U.S.A.
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hahahha, that´s so funny. I like this kind of underwear, I find it more confortable that the one with sleeves, but you have to know that I always wear them under a shirt or polo shirt.
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A wife beater is also known as a guinea tee, or more properly a tank top.
The word guinea is an old-fashioned but somewhat insulting term for Italian-Americans, but for some reason it's OK to say guinea tee. No one gets insulted.
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Thanks guys.
In general I don't like guys in wife beaters, but Benjamin McKenzie looks cute in anything...
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Les voy a decir que son cómodos. Las llevo yo, pero no sé si me hacen lucir cute o muy chabacano.
No soy ningún Stanley KowalskiA lo mejor Estanley no usaría este foro.
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