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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hubbies
husbands
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At the end of regret-flow plotlines, husbands tend to beg their wives for forgiveness by dropping to their knees.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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There’s an almost-friendship-ending rift over husbands (Brent Thiessen is Cee Cee’s, a cool-guy theater director; Ben Jacoby is Bertie’s, a rich jerk) that feels deeply dated and, in the context of the women’s tell-each-other-everything friendship, just plain weird.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Hubbies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hubbies. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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