football/golf widow

noun

informal

: a woman whose husband often leaves her alone while he plays or watches football/golf

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Coach Hudson, for example, tends to avoid dealing with pressing problems — including that his wife, Wendy (Megan Ketch), is tired of being a football widow and is on the verge of leaving him. — Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025 Breadwinner contains material like the pressure of McMahan’s financial support, the perils of being a golf widow, planning a wedding on an overblown budget, relating to in-laws and more. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024

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