Hubbies
[huhb-ee] /ˈhʌb i/
noun, plural hubbies. Informal.
1.
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/ˈhʌbɪ/
noun (pl) -bies
1.
an informal word for husband
n.
colloquial shortening of husband, attested from 1680s, with -y (3).
noun
Husband (1798+)
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