wingwoman

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noun

A female friend who accompanies one to offer support.

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Meanings

nounwingwoman (plural wingwomen)

plural wingwomen

  1. A female friend who accompanies one to offer support.

    By the time we return home, I'm not sure who's more nervous about Gen's future dating adventures—her, or me as her wingwoman, thrust in front of tempting, attractive men.

    2014, Jules Barnard, Deep Blue

Origin

From wing + woman, modelled on earlier wingman.

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APA

wingwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingwoman

MLA

“wingwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingwoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wingwoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingwoman.

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