English Explanatory Dictionary

trophy wife

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for her husband, usually older and affluent.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-trophy wife.wav

Word forms

trophy wife trophy wives

Etymology

Popularized by Julie Connelly in a Fortune magazine cover story in 1989, by analogy with a real estate trophy building.

Related words

arm candy
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