trophy boyfriend

plural trophy boyfriends

1. A boyfriend, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for his partner, usually older and affluent.

   ‘You’re the one who said you needed either a body double or a trophy boyfriend,’ Lisa pointed out. “There weren’t any body doubles available. So I got you the trophy.’

   2006, Kate Hardy, chapter 2, in The Cinderella Project, Mills & Boon, page 20

   2 more examples

   “I was twenty when I met him. He was a junior associate at the law firm where I worked as a paralegal, and I kind of thought of him as a reward for the years I spent raising Tamara. Smart. Handsome. Thoughtful. The perfect trophy boyfriend. My trophy boyfriend.”

   2016, Melinda Di Lorenzo, chapter 18, in Worth the Risk, Harlequin, page 196

   After Roar moved out, Penelope had been convinced that he would see through the woman, realise she was a wrinkled puma who just wanted a young trophy boyfriend to play with for a while. But that hadn’t happened. On the contrary, they had just announced their engagement in the form of a hideous art installation made of candyfloss.

   2018, Jo Nesbø, chapter 11, in The Thirst, Vintage Canada, page 123