ContextPhrase · Ages 13-25 · Fading
mob wife
A loud, glamorous style: big hair, fur or faux fur, animal print and lots of gold, like the wives in old gangster movies.
Grandma's leopard coat is giving mob wife.
For parents and educators
Just a fashion look. Some people point out it glamorizes crime shows, which can be a fun thing to talk through.
Where it came from
A TikTok trend from early 2024, pitched as the opposite of the clean girl look.
Also heard as
mob wife aesthetic, mob wife era