wife up
wife up verb: (of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife.
Verb
wife up (third-person singular simple present wifes up, present participle wifing up, simple past and past participle wifed up)
- (of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife
- 2008 “Chris Brown Wifing Up Rihanna?”
- (of a man) to spend extensive or excessive time with one’s wife or girlfriend; to be under a woman’s thumb; to be whipped
- Brother’s wifed up – can’t go shoot pool or nothing.
Forms of wife up
| third-person singular present | wifes up |
|---|---|
| present participle | wifing up |
| past participle | wifed up |
| past | wifed up |
Questions about wife up
- What does wife up mean?
- Wife up means (of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife.
- What part of speech is wife up?
- Wife up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of wife up?
- The past tense of wife up is wifed up.
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