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Standby

One who is used by someone who's in a committed relationship with someone else and uses their standby for their own convenience, comfort and companionship but has no interest or intentions in anything serious. Their feelings don't match.

Side-piece, mistress, affair, side-chick, side-dick, sneaky link, the other man/woman, backup plan
Every time she fights with her husband she runs to her old standby for to feel better but she doesn't realize that she's been emotionally cheating on her husband doing so.

My wife went through my phone and found text messages from an old standby of mine. She meant nothing but she was quite convenient.
by Daphrampa August 6, 2023
mugGet the Standbymug.

StandBy

cool band from socal. Cool singer and bassist and drummer and guitar guy.
broooo u hear the new standby album?
by tresostupid March 10, 2023
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Standby Ho

(noun) A junior enlisted or new private's exceptionally loose female thing that is ready for duty or deployment for sex at a moments notice at the barracks, in the car, at the club, or wherever most convenient. There is no emotional attachment only physical gratification on a moments notice especially during a dry spell. Such person will be a frequent user of multiple social media outlets to obtain much sex from new enlisted personnel.
"Dude, who was the skanky female waiting for you at the end of the day outside the barracks?" "Bro, that was just my standby ho."
by somethingwicked July 17, 2016
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