What’s the best term for an ex-wife’s new husband? A caller in Chico, California, is friendly with both his ex-wife and her new love, and wonders if there’s a more civil term than floozy. Other options: the second shift, and Tupperware, since that person’s getting your leftovers. Have a better term for the new spouse of your ex? This is part of a complete episode.
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How about “ex’s next?”
Or, “next of ex?”
George Harrison and Eric Clapton, close friends who at different times were married to the same woman, Pattie Boyd, used to refer to each other as “husbands-in-law.”