side chick
Affair partner, hidden
A side chick is a woman someone is romantically or sexually involved with while in a primary relationship with someone else—the secondary partner, often kept secret: He got caught texting his side chick.
The term implies casual status and lack of commitment compared to a girlfriend or wife.
Sometimes used self-deprecatingly by women aware of their position.
Illicit female lover
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- extramaritalOutside the marriage bond
unfaithful · paramour · lover · homewrecker · fling · tryst · liaison · philanderer
Kept out of sight
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- secretConcealed information
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- covertIntentionally concealed
hush-hush · private · concealed · undercover · sneaking around · burner phone · alibis · late nights
Cultural or social prohibition
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
disapproval · double standards · homewrecker · other woman · scarlet letter · reputation · gossip · blame
mistress
Illicit female lover
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
extramarital · unfaithful · paramour · lover · homewrecker · fling · tryst · liaison · philanderer · betrayal
hidden
Kept out of sight
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- secretConcealed information
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
covert · hush-hush · private · concealed · undercover · sneaking around · burner phone · alibis · late nights · double life
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
condemnation · disapproval · double standards · homewrecker · other woman · scarlet letter · reputation · gossip · blame · societal norms
- tabloidsNational Enquirer, TMZ, Daily Mail, People, Globe
- infidelityadultery, affair, adulteress, cheating, cheater
side chickwife
Female marriage partner
legal spouse · girlfriend · fiancée · spouse · life partner
side, chick, sides, sided, siding, sidelong, sideways, sidebar, sideline