office wife

office wife
 n.β€” Β«I think we need to redefine secretary. Is she an office wife, i.e., servant, as so many think?Β» β€”β€œWomen and work” by Ellen Sawesky Globe and Mail (Toronto, Can.) Apr. 7, 1979. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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