golden retriever boyfriend

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Golden Retriever boyfriend¹

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From Golden Retriever + boyfriend, due to a person with this personality trait ostensibly resembling the personality of a Golden Retriever. Arose on social video-sharing service TikTok in 2021, and popularised in late 2023, but attested earlier (see quotations).

noun Golden Retriever boyfriends · golden retriever boyfriend

  1. Internet A man who is extroverted and excitable, kind, openly affectionate, confident, happy about life, and immensely caring toward his partner, but possibly naïve or unintelligent. My fairweather friends start coming back soon, my golden retriever boyfriend will be here, and I am already getting enquiries about lessons.

golden retriever boyfriend²

noun golden retriever boyfriends

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Golden Retriever boyfriend

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@misc{golden_retriever_boyfriend_2026,
  title = {golden retriever boyfriend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/golden%20retriever%20boyfriend},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}