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TV wife

TV wife noun: a female character archetype who is married to the main or co-lead male character, traditionally serving as either the grounded voice of reason in a sitcom or a complex partner in a drama.

Noun

TV wife (plural TV wives)

  1. A female character archetype who is married to the main or co-lead male character, traditionally serving as either the grounded voice of reason in a sitcom or a complex partner in a drama.

Forms of TV wife

pluralTV wives

Questions about TV wife

What does TV wife mean?
TV wife means a female character archetype who is married to the main or co-lead male character, traditionally serving as either the grounded voice of reason in a sitcom or a complex partner in a drama.
What part of speech is TV wife?
TV wife is a noun.
What is the plural of TV wife?
The plural of TV wife is TV wives.

Words near TV wife in the dictionary

  1. TV tuner
  2. TV tuners
  3. TV typewriter
  4. TV typewriters
  5. TV white
  6. TV wife
  7. TV-phobic
  8. TVA
  9. TVaholic
  10. TVaholics
  11. tvalchrelidzeite

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