Wifeable

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    nubile, worthy of being taken as a wife informal

    "No one paid her any mind. The kids in student council were like shadows in the halls. They were around us but mostly behind and under our feet. She didn't even have a perm in her hair. She couldn't compete with the wifeable girls in school like Sade Fulton."

Example

More examples

"No one paid her any mind. The kids in student council were like shadows in the halls. They were around us but mostly behind and under our feet. She didn't even have a perm in her hair. She couldn't compete with the wifeable girls in school like Sade Fulton."

Etymology

From wife + -able. Compare boyfriendable.

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