Wifey

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Diminutive of wife. diminutive, endearing, form-of, informal

    "Wifey likes it when I cook her dinner."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.

    "She even admits herself that she lives a dual life — one where she's always acting, trying to impress people; the other when she's around me which is more settled, the more wifey sort of thing."

Example

More examples

"She even admits herself that she lives a dual life — one where she's always acting, trying to impress people; the other when she's around me which is more settled, the more wifey sort of thing."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From wife + -y (adjectival suffix).

Etymology 2

From wife + -y (diminutive suffix).

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