- wife-starver
- Australian Slang(prison) person convicted for neglecting maintenance payments
English dialects glossary. 2013.
English dialects glossary. 2013.
Wife-starver — (prison) person convicted for neglecting maintenance payments … Dictionary of Australian slang
wife starver — /ˈwaɪf stavə/ (say wuyf stahvuh) noun Colloquial a man who defaults on payment of maintenance (def. 4) …