trophy wife

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von trophy wife im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

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Englisch - Englisch

Definition von trophy wife im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for the husband, usually older and affluent

A wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man; "his trophy wife was an asset to his business"

An attractive, young wife married to a usually older, affluent man

a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man; "his trophy wife was an asset to his business

Silbentrennung

tro·phy wife

Türkische aussprache

trōfi wayf

Aussprache

/ˈtrōfē ˈwīf/ /ˈtroʊfiː ˈwaɪf/

Etymologie

() trophy + wife Coined 1989 by Julie Connelly in a Fortune magazine cover story, by analogy with a real estate trophy building., August 28, 1989, by William Safire, The New York Times, 1994-05-01 : “Powerful men are beginning to demand trophy wives. ... The more money men make, the argument goes, the more self-assured they become, and the easier it is for them to think: I deserve a queen.”