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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