trophy boyfriend
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A boyfriend, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for his partner, usually older and affluent.
Example Sentences
- "‘You’re the one who said you needed either a body double or a trophy boyfriend,’ Lisa pointed out. “There weren’t any body doubles available. So I got you the trophy.’"
- "“I was twenty when I met him. He was a junior associate at the law firm where I worked as a paralegal, and I kind of thought of him as a reward for the years I spent raising Tamara. Smart. Handsome. Thoughtful. The perfect trophy boyfriend. My trophy boyfriend.”"
- "After Roar moved out, Penelope had been convinced that he would see through the woman, realise she was a wrinkled puma who just wanted a young trophy boyfriend to play with for a while. But that hadn’t happened. On the contrary, they had just announced their engagement in the form of a hideous art installation made of candyfloss."
Etymology
By analogy with trophy wife.