golf widow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of golf widow
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Frequently away on military duty, at home he began turning Fergie into a golf widow as he pursued his passion for the sport.
From Time Magazine Archive
That old joke of hers about being a golf widow won't go any more.
From Fore! by Loan, Charles Emmett Van
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