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
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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The show follows two upper-crust friends, Julia (O’Hara) and Jane (Byrne), who discover their former lover Maurice (Mark Consuelos) has touched down in London while their husbands are on a golf trip.— Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.— Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
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