wifey
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
Example Sentences
- "She even admits herself that she lives a dual life — one where she's always acting, trying to impress people; the other when she's around me which is more settled, the more wifey sort of thing."
- "There was talk of having her wear a wedding ring to look more "wifey" and to have her wear an apron and adopt a stage name so she would become something of a company mascot."
- "Perhaps you should be a bit more "wifey" by getting out the sewing machine and knocking something up yourself, using some sequins, M&S "hi-cut" knickers and that nice "satin effect" fabric you are so keen on - and which is very reasonably priced at John Lewis."
- "But it meant more wifey duties for me: weekly visits, care packages, high-ass phone bills, and making sure he got everything he needed in there."
- "Wifey likes it when I cook her dinner."
- "if wifie shuns your fond embrace don't shoot the iceman feel your face Burma-Shave"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Middle English wyf English wife Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English wifey From wife + -y (adjectival suffix).
Usage
Inflected Forms
wifier (comparative)
more wifey (comparative)
wifiest (superlative)
most wifey (superlative)
wifeys (plural)
wifie (alternative)