THE WORD ON WIFE-BEATER
By Alyson Ward, Star-Telegram Staff Writer

Stanley Kowalski wore 'em. Kid Rock wears 'em. Some take offense at this hip fashion term, but snooty language experts soon will officially give it definition.

Coming soon to a dictionary near you: "wife-beater."

Not the abusive husband, mind you -- but the sleeveless, white undershirt. The "wife-beater" -- frequently spotted on Kid Rock, available at your neighborhood Gap -- is soon to be immortalized in the Oxford English Dictionary. It'll likely be added, somewhere between "whip" and "women's lib," next month.

For at least three decades, the controversial term has been used to describe the ribbed tank top made famous by violent movie stereotypes and the Fox show Cops. Men who beat their wives, the thinking goes, like to spend their spare time drinking beer in thin white undershirts.

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