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hubbies

noun

plural of hubby

as in husbands

a male partner in a marriage my hubby's been gone on a trip all week, and I really miss him

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Recent Examples of hubbies She’s played by Sarah Chalke (Scrubs), continuing the venerable sitcom tradition of wives thoroughly outclassing their hubbies. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025 Those few who showed up had their boyfriends, partners or hubbies with them (close to 40% having a +1). — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025

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Brothers, husbands, mothers, children, grandparents—all were lost again and again in life, and then in death.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026
But tensions brew in this village that could be out of a Grimms’ fairy tale, with local women (like Elizabeth Debicki) getting jealous and starting to wonder if their own husbands are lacking.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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