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trophy wife
noun
- the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trophy wife1
An Americanism dating back to 1985–90
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Example Sentences
"Trump clearly saw Diana as the ultimate trophy wife," Scott wrote.
From Salon
Belatedly, a hint of a plot emerges, involving the arrival of multiple disruptive figures from Massimo’s past, who stoke Laura’s lingering dissatisfaction with being a mobster’s trophy wife.
From Los Angeles Times
A trophy wife who spends her days sitting on a shelf for her husband to admire.
From Los Angeles Times
Constrained by her roles as her mother’s unwilling model and her ex-husband’s trophy wife, she jumps to conclusions about her half-sister, misreads sexual cues, struggles to find depth beneath the surface.
From Los Angeles Times
Pastor says women may not be ‘epic trophy wife’ but should be thin for their husbands.
From Washington Post
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