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wife
noun- in a homosexual relationship, the more passive or “feminine” partner US, 1883
- — Donald Webster Cory and John P. LeRoy, The Homosexual and His Society, p. 266, 1963: “A lexicon of homosexual slang”
- Yet, overnight, Kurt turned into what is generally termed a wife. — Ethan Morden, I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, p. 65, 1985
- Soon as I was put in with the population, I started looking for a wife. — Elmore Leonard, Maximum Bob, p. 50, 1991
- in law enforcement, a work partner US
- The thing is a cop doesn’t call his partner his husband, so what you got is two wives. — Robert Campbell, Juice, p. 4, 1988
▶ the wife
your wife US
Folksy, potentially annoying, and almost inevitably patronising.- “The other three percent are honest citizens, such as you and the wife, who’re willing to avail yourselves of the program and its resources.” The wife, Carmen thought. — Elmore Leonard, Killshot, p. 158, 1989
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