homewreck

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verb

To cheat while one is already married, thus causing the dissolution of the marriage.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

verbhomewreck (third-person singular simple present homewrecks, present participle homewrecking, simple past and past participle homewrecked)

present singular third person homewrecks · participle present homewrecking · participle past homewrecked · past homewrecked

  1. derogatoryslangtransitiveTo cheat while one is already married, thus causing the dissolution of the marriage.

    Is it aura to homewreck a relationship

    2024 July 19, @haterperson6714, “Archived copy”, in Twitter, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2024
    1 more example

    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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APA

homewreck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homewreck

MLA

“homewreck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homewreck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homewreck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homewreck.

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