Meanings
present singular third person homewrecks · participle present homewrecking · participle past homewrecked · past homewrecked
- derogatoryslangtransitiveTo cheat while one is already married, thus causing the dissolution of the marriage.
Is it aura to homewreck a relationship
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you can't homewreck people who are just dating you are single till you're married
2024 July 13, @sassychopsuey, “Archived copy”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2024
Origin
Back-formation from homewrecker, equivalent to home + wreck.
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homewreck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homewreck
“homewreck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homewreck. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homewreck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homewreck.
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