golden retriever boyfriend

noun

A man who is extroverted and excitable, kind, openly affectionate, confident, happy about life, and immensely caring toward his partner, but possibly naïve or unintelligent.

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Meanings

golden retriever boyfriend1

noungolden retriever boyfriend (plural golden retriever boyfriends)

plural golden retriever boyfriends

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Golden Retriever boyfriend.

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nounGolden Retriever boyfriend (plural Golden Retriever boyfriends)

plural Golden Retriever boyfriends · alternative golden retriever boyfriend

  1. InternetA man who is extroverted and excitable, kind, openly affectionate, confident, happy about life, and immensely caring toward his partner, but possibly naïve or unintelligent.

    Kelce’s visible frustration during the moment might have been incongruous to his desired reputation as a golden retriever boyfriend.

    2024 February 12, Alaina Demopoulos, “Romcom ending: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s big night at the Super Bowl”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2024
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    My fairweather friends start coming back soon, my golden retriever boyfriend will be here, and I am already getting enquiries about lessons.

    2011 March 10, Giusi, “I guess I just can't post here”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet)

    Also they didn't characterize Cullen like the other fics that make him out to be the perfect golden retriever boyfriend everyone writes.

    2015 September 1, Lady_Cardboard, Twitter

    A big stereotype on TikTok right now is bi women suggesting they are particularly attracted to golden retriever men. They often create TikToks joking they hate the stereotype and then share their golden retriever boyfriend.

    2021 December 14, Lydia Venn, “So what is a golden retriever boyfriend? And how do I know if I’m dating one?”, in The Tab

Origin

From Golden Retriever + boyfriend, due to a person with this personality trait ostensibly resembling the personality of a Golden Retriever. Arose on social video-sharing service TikTok in 2021, and popularised in late 2023, but attested earlier (see quotations).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “golden retriever boyfriend,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/golden%20retriever%20boyfriend.

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