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The female of a pair of mated animals.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026US

The female of a pair of mated animals.

The Fisherman and His Wife]]
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  • “Work Bludger's kid who has just had a tonsillectomy woke him up haemorrhaging from the mouth this morning and he SENT HIM TO SCHOOL I hope his wife smacked him across the mouth for that fuck up jesus christ”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I don't like his politics, but I do reserve some warm feelings for him over his obvious love for his late wife and bereavement over the same. So him I give a pass for humane reasons.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Apparently, his parents hate his wife”

  • “The teacher was not happy. My wife”

  • “wife. I know what a prindle is. Is that”

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#2·Apr 27, 2026US

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

The Fisherman and His Wife]]
Origin: , wif, from , from , from . Germanic cognates include , , wüf, , , , baip, , , , , , , , . The further etymology is unknown, with a number of disputed suggestions. One suggestion connects Tocharian A/B kip/kwīpe, for a hypothetical Indo-European *gʰwíbʰ-. Another suggestion connects Old English wǣfan, Old Norse vífa for a suggested original motive of "married woman wearing a scarf". Yet another suggestion connects Old High German weibōn, Old Norse veifa, for a motive of "one who is moving busily; housekeeper, maidservant" (cf. German Weibel). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “It’s my wife’s favorite book, for my money you gotta check out Wild Seed or Dawn. Butler was one of the best to ever do it”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “@Joseph Starita Your kids realize this how you talk about your wife to other people or nah?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “it's clear what i meant to say and then these blue boomers want to be snarky like don't u have a wife to harrass”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “"Stop sexualizing it": Travis Hunter’s wife Leanna Lenee lashes out at "Gold Digger" troll for trash talking about feeding babies”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The teacher was not happy. My wife”

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#3·Apr 27, 2026US

(colloquial, originally, AAVE) To marry (a woman).

Mentally scarred for life, love is war / And some chicks are just too hard to wife
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