Date:    Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:42:20 -0600
<br>From:    Shannon Detchemendy  detch[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UMR.EDU 
<br>Subject: Re: wife-beaters
<br>
<br>At 11:19 AM 3/9/98 -0800, you wrote:
<br> My niece, who is a student at Trinity Univ. in Texas, told me last night
<br> that white, sleeveless undershirts are known there as "wife beaters." Can
<br> anyone confirm this usage elsewhere?
<br> 
<br> Peter Richardson
<br>
<br>I am a student at the University of MO at Rolla and I have heard the term
<br>"wife beaters" used to describe white tank tops for many years.  I think the
<br>earliest I remember it being popular was when I was in middle school.
<br>
<br>Shannon Detchemendy
<br>