English · Phrasal verb Attested

wife up

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lấy vợ

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Where it’s used: Used American English

2008 “Chris Brown Wifing Up Rihanna?”

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).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(of a man) to spend extensive or excessive time with one’s wife or girlfriend; to be under a woman’s thumb; to be whipped

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dành nhiều thời gian hoặc quá nhiều thời gian với vợ hoặc bạn gái

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Sources & notes

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

Topics: Family

What does “wife up” mean?

(of a man) to marry a woman (generally an existing girlfriend); to make a woman one’s wife

Is “wife up” formal or informal?

wife up is generally slang.