So when did tanktops become wifebeathers? Or am I missing some kind of distinction between the two.

Emerald_Acid said:

So when did tanktops become wifebeathers? Or am I missing some kind of distinction between the two.

I think it's only a "wifebeater" if it's a white tank top.

DownWithTheThickness said:

I think it's only a "wifebeater" if it's a white tank top.

That's an awful slang for a tank top.

Edit: Also, to answer Emerald Acid's question, I quick research on Google led me to an article saying the slang took off around 1997.

Sigfried666 said:

That's an awful slang for a tank top.

I mean, I didn't coin the phrase, but I can see why it stuck since Carl Brutananadilewski is the sort of mental image it evokes.