work wife

work wife
 n.— «I know of at least one other editor here (my “work wife”) who does reading and marking on a regular basis and is decidedly CF (there’s a topic: If you have a “work spouse” in addition to your usual SO, is he/she CF as well?).» —“Re: Hooray for the Simpsons!” by Dr. Prawn Usenet: alt.support.childfree June 18, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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Blessing Box (episode #1613)

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