Trophy wife
Updated definition using https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/trophy-wife
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{{Other uses|Trophy Wife (disambiguation)}} |
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[[File:Cranach Ill-matched couple.jpg|thumb|upright|''The ill-matched couple'', by [[Lucas Cranach the Elder|Lucas Cranach]] (c. 1550), [[National Museum, Warsaw|National Museum]] in [[Warsaw]]]] |
[[File:Cranach Ill-matched couple.jpg|thumb|upright|''The ill-matched couple'', by [[Lucas Cranach the Elder|Lucas Cranach]] (c. 1550), [[National Museum, Warsaw|National Museum]] in [[Warsaw]]]] |
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A '''trophy wife''' is a young, attractive woman who is the wife of a rich and successful older person and acts as a symbol of the person's social position. A '''trophy husband''' is the male equivalent. |
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A '''trophy wife''' is a wife who is regarded as a [[status symbol]] for the husband. The term is often used in a derogatory or disparaging way, implying that the wife in question has little personal merit besides her physical attractiveness, requires substantial expense for maintaining her appearance, is often unintelligent or unsophisticated, does very little of substance beyond remaining attractive, and is in some ways synonymous with the term [[gold digger]]. A trophy wife is typically relatively young and attractive, and may be a second, third or later wife of an older, wealthier man. A '''trophy husband''' is the male equivalent. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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