Meaning of mob wife | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person exemplifying a fashion aesthetic characterized by gaudy and ostentatious clothing, such as fur coats, designer bags, platform heels, and animal print.
   neologism
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mob, wife (i.e., the wife of a Mafia boss).

Examples

“As Trivieri, who is of Italian descent, points out in her video, the mob wife aesthetic is a welcome⟳ pendulum swing⟳ away from what she calls the "clean⟳ girl aesthetic"—a minimal, Sofia Richie–esque beauty look⟳ and stealth wealth style. It also follows the rise⟳ in popularity of girlish aesthetics in general, from coquette to Barbiecore. The mob wife, by comparison, is a little more grown up. It's right there in the name⟳: She's a wife! She's not a girl; she's a woman.”

“When it comes to hair, J Lo frankly could have⟳ written the Mob Wife manual, so perfect are her honeyed lengths.”

“Apart from a few rare exceptions, the mafiosa exists only in relation to her man. Without him, she's like⟳ an inanimate being—only half a person. That's why mob wives appear⟳ so unkempt and disheveled when accompanying their men to court—it's a cultivated look⟳ meant to underscore their fidelity.”

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