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wasband

noun

Etymology

Blend of was + husband.

Definitions

  1. An ex-husband, a former husband.

    • After reading here about the guy who calls his wife’s ex her ‘wasband,’ Rosemary Wolohan confides that she refers to her two exes as ‘hasbeends.’
    • The bride’s aunt dances with her ex-husband — he’s called a ‘wasband’ — on the hay-strewn ‘dance floor’ in front of the barn.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA