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老婆当家的 — meaning in English

lǎo pó dāng jiā de

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English meaning

  • henpecked adjective Constantly nagged and dominated by a wife, girlfriend or other partner, especially said of a man.
  • simp noun A person, usually a man, mocked for showing excessive attention, flattery or generosity towards someone they are attracted to, especially when the feeling is not returned.
  • sissy noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
  • wuss noun An informal, slightly mocking word for someone seen as weak, timid, or easily scared.

Senses

老婆当家的 is used for these senses in English:

  • Maccabee (biblical) A member of the Maccabees (a liberation movement in Israel who established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel in the second and first centuries BC).
  • henpecked (particularly of husbands or boyfriends) Intimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.
  • mama's boy (informal, idiomatic, derogatory, North America) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.
  • mangina (slang) The genitalia of a man tucked between the legs, often as a prank.
  • pussywhipped (slang, vulgar, of a man) Submissive to or dominated by one's wife or other female partner, frequently with the connotation that this submissive behavior is for the prospect of sex.
  • sissy (sometimes, derogatory, colloquial) A timid, unassertive or cowardly person.
  • under one's thumb (idiomatic) Completely controlled by someone; at someone's command.
  • uxorious Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion [from late 16th c.]

simp — full definition

  1. noun A person, usually a man, mocked for showing excessive attention, flattery or generosity towards someone they are attracted to, especially when the feeling is not returned.
  2. verb To fawn over someone in this way.
  3. noun A foolish or gullible person; a simpleton.
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