trophy boyfriend
trophy boyfriend noun: a boyfriend, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for his partner, usually older and affluent.
Noun
trophy boyfriend (plural trophy boyfriends)
- A boyfriend, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for his partner, usually older and affluent.
- ‘You’re the one who said you needed either a body double or a trophy boyfriend,’ Lisa pointed out. “There weren’t any body doubles available. So I got you the trophy.’2006, Kate Hardy, chapter 2, in The Cinderella Project, Mills & Boon, page 20
- “I was twenty when I met him. He was a junior associate at the law firm where I worked as a paralegal, and I kind of thought of him as a reward for the years I spent raising Tamara. Smart. Handsome. Thoughtful. The perfect trophy boyfriend. My trophy boyfriend.”2016, Melinda Di Lorenzo, chapter 18, in Worth the Risk, Harlequin, page 196
Forms of trophy boyfriend
| plural | trophy boyfriends |
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Origin of trophy boyfriend
By analogy with trophy wife.
Questions about trophy boyfriend
- What does trophy boyfriend mean?
- Trophy boyfriend means a boyfriend, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for his partner, usually older and affluent.
- What part of speech is trophy boyfriend?
- Trophy boyfriend is a noun.
- What is the plural of trophy boyfriend?
- The plural of trophy boyfriend is trophy boyfriends.
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