Girlfriends
Wives and girlfriends are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wives" instead a noun "Girlfriends".
Wives
Girlfriends and wives are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Girlfriends" instead a noun "Wives".
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Related pairs
Both words in one sentence
- Christmas had husbands and boyfriends proudly announcing they bought their wives/girlfriends washers or printers, then going Oh Crap!
Source: Gift-Giving Gaffe - To some extent, Wilkos does treat female guests who are abusive to their mates less harshly than men who treat their girlfriends/wives similarly.
Source: Series / The Steve Wilkos Show - Sadly, these boyfriends/husbands/girlfriends/wives (the latter two are more common for some reason) will sometimes attract that insidious form of Die for Our Ship Fan Dumbness known as Yoko Oh No.
Source: Creator Couple
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