"Al Bundy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Al Bundy's [plural]
Etymology: From the character Al Bundy from the television show Married... with Children. Head templates: {{en-noun|Al Bundy's}} Al Bundy (plural Al Bundy's)
  1. A slovenly man who is henpecked by his wife, curmudgeonly, low-paid and misogynist, and who pines for his time in high school. Wikipedia link: Al Bundy, Married... with Children
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          "text": "What if Navid was doing an article on retired Baby Boomers, and he portrayed me as a lazy, shiftless person who was fortunate to have a devoted caring wife who allowed me to indulge in my leisure-time pursuits. Not only would this kill the book, but The National Organization of Women could mobilize and start picketing my house. I might become the Al Bundy of this decade! I quickly dismissed this notion.",
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          "text": "Basketball had taken me and my family from the small town of Carver, Massachusetts, to the Washington, DC, area so that I could play in a stronger league in high school. I was actually pretty good, but that's another story, and I don't want to be the Al Bundy of this book, so I'll leave it at that.",
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          "text": "What if Navid was doing an article on retired Baby Boomers, and he portrayed me as a lazy, shiftless person who was fortunate to have a devoted caring wife who allowed me to indulge in my leisure-time pursuits. Not only would this kill the book, but The National Organization of Women could mobilize and start picketing my house. I might become the Al Bundy of this decade! I quickly dismissed this notion.",
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