hubby

[ huhb-ee ]
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noun,plural hub·bies.Informal.

Origin of hubby

1
1680–90; by shortening and alteration; see -y2

Words Nearby hubby

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How to use hubby in a sentence

  • Not only would this make her a relatable regular gal, she could share charming stories about her hubby as a Little League dad.

    Christie’s Feisty First Lady | Michelle Cottle | September 30, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Relentless, she straddles her hubby and force-feeds him Viagra, neither of which does the trick.

    Growing Up In 'Tanner Hall' | Lizzie Crocker | September 9, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • The Alimentive wife usually has her share of the family income because she has the endearing ways that wring it out of hubby.

    How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
  • And hubby's hair-trigger temperament she now calls just plain temper.

    How to Analyze People on Sight | Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
  • Then when he got woozy one time she up an' told him that she had got a nice long letter from her hubby.

    Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up | Clarence Edward Mulford
  • (Satirically) Has poor little hubby cold feet waiting so long?

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • After eating two of her cakes poor old hubby begins to feel as if he had swallowed the corner stone of a Carnegie library.

    Half-Hours with the Idiot | John Kendrick Bangs

British Dictionary definitions for hubby

hubby

/ (ˈhʌbɪ) /


nounplural -bies
  1. an informal word for husband

Origin of hubby

1
C17: by shortening and altering

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