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It’s unclear who coined the term “work wife,” but if the concept had a spokescouple, it would probably be Tina Fey and Amy Poehler circa 2015. At the time, their career highlights (Mean Girls, Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update,” hosting the Golden Globes) were one and the same; “You’re the Tina to my Amy” mugs had become a popular gift. “We’ve worked together long enough that I feel like I own half of what Tina has,” joked Poehler, adding that they even have their own private language, like twin-speak. “We can talk about other people in front of them and they don’t really understand.”

Anyone who’s caught a colleague’s eye during a meeting and silently conveyed an inside joke can probably relate to the special alliance Poehler was describing. But workplaces have changed a lot since then; today, the term “work wife” seems dated and cheesy, a twee relic from the girlboss era of all-consuming hustle culture.