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husbando

/hʌzˈbændəʊ/

husbando noun: a fictional male character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) to whom one is attracted and/or whom one considers their significant other.

Noun

husbando (plural husbandos or husbandoes)

  1. (slang) A fictional male character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) to whom one is attracted and/or whom one considers their significant other.
    • Levi will always be my husbando!
    • Just don't frequently mention her husbandos around her though, she'll be rendered speechless for hours. *cough* Loki *cough*2018 July 5, “Kaye: Your Happy Pill”, in Bliss Digital Arts Batch 2018, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2021, page 131

Forms of husbando

pluralhusbandos
pluralhusbandoes

Origin of husbando

Borrowed from Japanese ハズバンド (hazubando). Doublet of husband. Compare waifu with the same etymological history.

Words that rhyme with husbando

Questions about husbando

What does husbando mean?
Husbando means a fictional male character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) to whom one is attracted and/or whom one considers their significant other.
What part of speech is husbando?
Husbando is a noun.
How do you pronounce husbando?
Husbando is pronounced /hʌzˈbændəʊ/.
What is the plural of husbando?
The plural of husbando is husbandos.

Words near husbando in the dictionary

  1. husbandlike
  2. husbandliness
  3. husbandly
  4. husbandman
  5. husbandmen
  6. husbando
  7. husbandoes
  8. husbandos
  9. husbandries
  10. husbandry
  11. husbandryman

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