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wifestyle en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of wife + lifestyle.

Meanings

1. A woman's attitudes and behaviour within a marriage.
   • A wifestyle is the manner in which you deal — and I don't mean this disparagingly — with your husband. 1991, Gloria Bledsoe Goodman, Keys to Living with a Retired Husband, page 36:
   • Gardetto (1997) concluded that the New York Times [indicated] that Rodham Clinton's strength and intelligence somehow diminished that of her husband; by comparing her "wifestyle" to that of other political wives; and by raising questions about her equal, rather than subservient, status in the marital relationship. 2004, Lynda Lee Kaid, Handbook of political communication research, page 450:
   • Mila […] isn't pushing her wifestyle on anyone, she says, she is merely exercising her right to choose. 1987, Susan Riley, Political wives: the lives of the saints, page 83:
   • But in Washington, with its educational opportunities and abundant role models, a brave new wifestyle is flowering among those who married far too young. 1990, The Washingtonian, volume 25, page 141:

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