XYL

X8Y4L1

noun

One's wife.

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Meanings

nounXYL (plural XYLs)

plural XYLs

  1. CB radio slangOne's wife.

    Games for the harmonics, (children), YL's and XYL's and the OM's, plus free soda for all.

    1967, CQ: the Radio Amateur's Journal, volume 23, numbers 7-12, page 140

Origin

From ex-young lady, i.e. former girlfriend; see YL.

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XYL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XYL

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“XYL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XYL. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “XYL,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XYL.

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