benedick

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benedick

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From the character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

noun benedicks

A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.

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"benedick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/benedick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{benedick_2026,
  title = {benedick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benedick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}