dead wife montage

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

A montage that shows a male protagonist's female partner, in a lost idealized, intimate state, sometimes in an idyllic setting.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một chuỗi cảnh hiển thị người bạn gái của nhân vật chính nam trong trạng thái lý tưởng hóa, thân mật

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Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

An image or scene evocative of the above, generally with regard to the photogenicity of the subject, or the intimacy between the subject and perspective character.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hình ảnh hoặc cảnh gợi nhớ đến trạng thái trên, thường liên quan đến sự hấp dẫn của chủ thể

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Register: humorous, slang

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “dead wife montage” mean?

A montage that shows a male protagonist's female partner, in a lost idealized, intimate state, sometimes in an idyllic setting.

Is “dead wife montage” formal or informal?

dead wife montage is generally slang.