n.
A woman's ex-husband.
Example Citation:
"The bride's aunt dances with her ex-husband — he's called a 'wasband' — on the hay-strewn 'dance floor' in front of the barn."
—Abigail Trafford, "Will You Still Catch Me When I'm Sixty-Four?," The Washington Post, September 10, 1996
—Abigail Trafford, "Will You Still Catch Me When I'm Sixty-Four?," The Washington Post, September 10, 1996
Earliest Citation:
"After reading here about the guy who calls his wife's ex her 'wasband,' Rosemary Wolohan confides that she refers to her two exes as 'hasbeends.'"
—Herb Caen, "Plenty of Monday," The San Francisco Chronicle, March 12, 1990
—Herb Caen, "Plenty of Monday," The San Francisco Chronicle, March 12, 1990
Notes:
This term is a clever and euphonious blend of the words was and husband.
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post-mortem divorce
starter marriage
stepwife
trailing spouse
unwedding ceremony
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virtual visitation
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