Wasband

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An ex-husband, a former husband. humorous, rare, slang

    "After reading here about the guy who calls his wife’s ex her ‘wasband,’ Rosemary Wolohan confides that she refers to her two exes as ‘hasbeends.’"

Synonyms

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ex husbandex-husband

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"After reading here about the guy who calls his wife’s ex her ‘wasband,’ Rosemary Wolohan confides that she refers to her two exes as ‘hasbeends.’"

Etymology

Blend of was + husband.

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ex husband

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