trophy wife

tro·phy wife

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [troh-fee wahyf]
- /ˈtroʊ fi waɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [troh-fee wahyf]
- /ˈtroʊ fi waɪf/

Definitions of trophy wife words

noun trophy wife the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man. 1
noun trophy wife a young attractive woman who is married to an older man and thought of as a trophy or as something that shows that you are successful and which impresses other people 0
noun trophy wife a wife, often, specif., a second wife, who is attractive and younger than her usually wealthy husband and regarded as symbolizing his success 0

See all 3 definitions of trophy wife

Information block about the term

Origin of trophy wife

First appearance:

before 1985

One of the 1% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1985-90

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Trophy wife

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Trophy wife

trophy wife popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

trophy wife usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer