dead wife flashback

A form of dead wife montage — A montage that shows a male protagonist's female partner, in a lost idealized, intimate state, sometimes in an idyllic setting.

Meanings

noundead wife flashback (plural dead wife flashbacks)

plural dead wife flashbacks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dead wife montage
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