Wife privilege, or wife/common law or girlfriend privilege, is the personal privilege that benefits the husband from her hairdressing skills over non hairdressing experiences in some households, particularly if they are otherwise under the same social, political, or economic circumstances.
Benson: Haircut? What! Everything is closed, how'd you manage that?
Hedges: Wife cut it.
Benson: Wife Privilege, whatever!
Hedges: Wife cut it.
Benson: Wife Privilege, whatever!
by RobbieStJean May 29, 2021