work spouse

noun

A person in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship similar to marriage, with confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and an unusual degree of honesty or openness.

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Meanings

nounwork spouse (plural work spouses)

plural work spouses

  1. idiomaticA person in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship similar to marriage, with confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and an unusual degree of honesty or openness.
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APA

work spouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20spouse

MLA

“work spouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20spouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work spouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20spouse.

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