by AnswerAsh on July 27th, 2005

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Why are rib tanks often called 'wife-beaters'?

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  • by monkey do on May 4th, 2007

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    yayaya was right. After the play/movie Street Car Named Desire came out is when people coined the term "wifebeater". In the Marlin Brando wore that type of shirt and he was all sweaty, drunk, trashy and beat his wife. It's a classic. I remember studying that in a class in college.

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