trophy wife

noun

the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.

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Nearby words

trophosome, trophotropism, trophozoite, trophy, trophy room, trophy wife, tropia, tropic, tropic bird, tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn

Origin of trophy wife

An Americanism dating back to 1985–90

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