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This week, I heard Emhoff referred to as a “wife guy”, which made me smile – wife guy being simultaneously a nice term of affection for men who unreservedly support their wives, and also a reminder that no word for a female equivalent can exist.
God knows we need an antidote to all the lousy men in the news – and I think I’ve found one | Emma Brockes Emma Brockes 2024
tankhughes commented on the word wife guy
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TheTryGuys/comments/y3lkkw/hot_take_someones_brand_being_the_wife_guy_is/
April 23, 2025