as in wife
the female partner in a marriage
she sternly informed her husband that she did not appreciate being introduced as "the wifey" at gatherings
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Recent Examples of wifey
Individual #1 gets a car (even a crappy Prius) and all wifey gets is… a recording.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Is Savannah James doing too much by not wanting to be called wifey?
—James R. Sanders, VIBE.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Christian Serratos is entering her wifey era with a unique engagement ring on her finger.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Fellow Cactus Jack running mate Don Toliver invades the scene and gives a NSFW shout-out to his wifey.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 July 2024
Sage takes a bath and relaxes on the couch with my wifey, Devon.
—Ilana Kaplan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
Now, wifey Jennifer Lopez is boasting about his parenting skills.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
My wifey my best friend and the mother of my beautiful daughter.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 1 Oct. 2025
Is Savannah James doing too much by not wanting to be called wifey?
—James R. Sanders, VIBE.com, 16 Aug. 2024
Christian Serratos is entering her wifey era with a unique engagement ring on her finger.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
Fellow Cactus Jack running mate Don Toliver invades the scene and gives a NSFW shout-out to his wifey.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 15 July 2024
Sage takes a bath and relaxes on the couch with my wifey, Devon.
—Ilana Kaplan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
Now, wifey Jennifer Lopez is boasting about his parenting skills.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
My wifey my best friend and the mother of my beautiful daughter.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wifey
wife
Noun
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In court Monday, attorneys for both Maduro and his wife requested that health and medical issues be attended to for their clients.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Pratt and his wife, fellow Hills alum Heidi Montag, lost their home in the Palisades fire, which killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures last January.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Wifey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wifey. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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