Mister Wrong

noun

An unsuitable male companion, especially a husband.

Opposite

Meanings

nounMister Wrong (plural Mister Wrongs or Misters Wrong)

plural Mister Wrongs · plural Misters Wrong · alternative Mr Wrong · alternative Mr. Wrong

  1. humorousidiomaticAn unsuitable male companion, especially a husband.

    Those tactics never work, and they often backfire completely—remember Scarlett O’Hara, who married a series of Misters Wrong because she just had to have a man, any man, and she couldn’t have Ashley?

    1999, Elizabeth Hilts, “The Inner Bitch Way of Dealing with Men”, in The Inner Bitch: Guide to Men, Relationships, Dating, Etc., Naperville, Ill.; Bridgeport, Conn.: Hysteria Publications, →ISBN, page 51

    Antonyms: Mister Right

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn unsuitable male companion, especially a husband.

Opposite
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