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golf widow

American  

noun

  1. a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he plays golf.

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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