housewifey
Britishadjective
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Billboards in some areas of Germany are not permitted to show girls dressed in pink or playing with dolls; women can’t be seen in typical housewifey situations, or — this is verbatim — “smiling for no reason.”
From Washington Post
“I mean, the heel is very 1963, it’s very kind of housewifey, like, on the town,” Bee said.
From New York Times
“This was supposed to be an edge-of-town, Desperate Housewifey community,” he said.
From New York Times
Abbott figures that her housewifey style has been a tactical advantage.
From Time Magazine Archive
Maid in the Ozarks, written by housewifey, Ozark-born Claire Parrish, is no spoof, but a serious mountaineerful.
From Time Magazine Archive
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