Ineffable Husbands

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Meaning · English

The ship of characters Aziraphale and Crowley from the novel Good Omens and its television adaptation.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Known as the "Ineffable Husbands," their dynamic easily lends itself to being read as queer within the initial novel as well as in the miniseries, with the pairing significantly outpacing any other Good Omens pairing on the fanfiction site Archive of Our Own.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “Ineffable Husbands” mean?

The ship of characters Aziraphale and Crowley from the novel Good Omens and its television adaptation.

Is “Ineffable Husbands” formal or informal?

Ineffable Husbands is generally slang.