where did the wife beater get its name
Talk:Wifebeater (shirt) I personally coined this term in 1983 or 1984 in reference to a friend's date who was wearing said shirt. I said "be careful, he's wearing a wife beater shirt." I also used the term Kowalski for the shirt but wife beater seemed to be more understandable to the less literate crowd. It caught on throughout high school and I continued to introduce it in college. Years later, I would be surprised by its use by people I didn't know and in the media. Whether I was the first, I don't know but it was original to me when I first said it. I often wonder if it just spread from that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:E000:3C91:300:C9CB:9271:CEAD:2FC2 (talk) 19:42, 6 March 2016 (UTC)