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Our outfits on stage included bandanas, white tank tops affectionately known as wife-beaters, tear-away nylon pants we used to rip them off during the chorus of our last song, and headbands—except the headbands weren’t on our heads; they were on our necks, like chokers.
Mortified David Nadelberg 2006
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Our outfits on stage included bandanas, white tank tops affectionately known as wife-beaters, tear-away nylon pants we used to rip them off during the chorus of our last song, and headbands—except the headbands weren’t on our heads; they were on our necks, like chokers.
Mortified David Nadelberg 2006
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After all, their quotas cannot be totally met by letting in convicted felons, wife-beaters and drug addicts.
Think Progress » Fox News Military Analyst Endorses DADT Repeal, Criticizes McCain For Flip-Flopping 2010
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They wore plain tees or wife-beaters with perfectly creased pants, and some wore bandanas wrapped around their mouths like surgical masks.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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T-shirt time: MVP (see above) and Ronnie start chanting this inane little jingle around 11 p.m. most nights when it is time to change out of their black wife-beaters and into their douchy club gear: blingy T-shirts and tight jeans.
From GTL to grenades: A 'Jersey Shore' glossary Liz Kelly 2010
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After all, their quotas cannot be totally met by letting in convicted felons, wife-beaters and drug addicts.
Think Progress » Fox News Military Analyst Endorses DADT Repeal, Criticizes McCain For Flip-Flopping 2010
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They wore plain tees or wife-beaters with perfectly creased pants, and some wore bandanas wrapped around their mouths like surgical masks.
Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011
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In any case, final nights episode was some-more of what weve come to design from a show: sex, drama, wife-beaters, sex, clubbing, sex as well as sex.
'Jersey Shore' recap: Ruined relationships, but perfect hair | EW.com admin 2009
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There are accused hit-and-run drivers on his list, and police officers and teachers, not to mention wife-beaters and pedophiles.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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In any case, final nights episode was some-more of what weve come to design from a show: sex, drama, wife-beaters, sex, clubbing, sex as well as sex.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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