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DW

Syllabification: (DW)
Definition of DW

noun

informal
  • a person’s wife (used in electronic communication):my DW and I spent our anniversary at Meadow Lake Resort in Columbia Falls

Origin:

1990s: abbreviation of darling wife or dear wife

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