wifebeating
wifebeating noun: the act or practice of physically assaulting one's wife. Also the alternative form of wife-beating.
Noun
wifebeating (countable and uncountable, plural wifebeatings)
- The act or practice of physically assaulting one's wife.
- That suggests that the wifebeatings in this nation are running into the many millions annually!1981, Marlene Cummings, Greta Marshall, Governor's Violence Against Women Task Force
- But creepily enough, from '30s delta bluesman Robert Johnson's beating-until-satisfied "Me and Devil Blues" to Jackie Gleason's 1954 "One Of These Days — Pow!" to Dion's face-slapping 1962 "Little Diane" to Lou Reed exclaiming "you better hit her" in "There She Goes Again" to the Intruders chasing...1997, Chuck Eddy, The Accidental Evolution of Rock'n'roll, page 22
Also used as
wifebeating is also the alternative form of wife-beating.
Forms of wifebeating
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | wifebeatings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more wifebeating |
| superlative | most wifebeating |
Origin of wifebeating
From wife + beating.
Questions about wifebeating
- What does wifebeating mean?
- Wifebeating means the act or practice of physically assaulting one's wife.
- What part of speech is wifebeating?
- Wifebeating is a noun.
- What is the plural of wifebeating?
- The plural of wifebeating is wifebeatings.
Words near wifebeating in the dictionary
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