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Al Bundy

Al Bundy noun: a slovenly man who is henpecked by his wife, curmudgeonly, low-paid and misogynist, and who pines for his time in high school.

Noun

Al Bundy (plural Al Bundy's)

  1. A slovenly man who is henpecked by his wife, curmudgeonly, low-paid and misogynist, and who pines for his time in high school.
    • Have you ever met an Al Bundy in your life (someone who longs for the glory days of high school)?2018 March 16, Menace117, “Have you ever met an Al Bundy in your life (someone who longs for the glory days of high school)?”, in reddit.com
    • In a world hungry for stink, this appears to rival Al Bundy's socks1997, Gary McCord, Just a Range Ball in a Box of Titleists: On and Off the Tour with Gary McCord, G.P. Putnam Sons, page 90

Examples of Al Bundy in a sentence

  • I might become the Al Bundy of this decade!2006, Pat Paciello, Has Anyone Seen My Reading Glasses?: The Humorous and Slightly Informative Chronicles of a Retired Baby Boomer...
  • Tee, we should toast to the Al Bundy's of America.2013, Legrand Latney, GirlFriend! Who You Tellin, page 211:
  • Dan as the "Al Bundy" of the 5th grade because of his sense of humor and his recaps of the mid or late 20% century.2013, Jaylon V. O'Neal, Autism: in My Own Words, page 25:
  • I was actually pretty good, but that's another story, and I don't want to be the Al Bundy of this book, so I'll leave it at that.2011, The Dice Group, The Diversity Calling: Building Community One Story at a Time, Diversity Community Exchange Group, DiCE Group, page...

Forms of Al Bundy

pluralAl Bundy's

Origin of Al Bundy

From the character Al Bundy from the television show Married... with Children.

Questions about Al Bundy

What does Al Bundy mean?
Al Bundy means a slovenly man who is henpecked by his wife, curmudgeonly, low-paid and misogynist, and who pines for his time in high school.
How do you use Al Bundy in a sentence?
I might become the Al Bundy of this decade!
What part of speech is Al Bundy?
Al Bundy is a noun.
What is the plural of Al Bundy?
The plural of Al Bundy is Al Bundy's.

Words near Al Bundy in the dictionary

  1. Akō
  2. Akṣayamati
  3. al
  4. Al Ain
  5. Al Anbar
  6. Al Bundy
  7. Al Capone
  8. Al Capones
  9. al cartoccio
  10. Al CIAda
  11. al dente

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