Wingwoman

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female friend who accompanies one to offer support.

    "By the time we return home, I'm not sure who's more nervous about Gen's future dating adventures—her, or me as her wingwoman, thrust in front of tempting, attractive men."

  2. 2
    a female pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation wordnet

Example

More examples

"By the time we return home, I'm not sure who's more nervous about Gen's future dating adventures—her, or me as her wingwoman, thrust in front of tempting, attractive men."

Etymology

From wing + woman, modelled on earlier wingman.

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