Claim: The acronym WAGs was the basis for other celebrity relationships-related acronyms that emerged in 2006—like CHAPs (“celebrities’ husbands and partners”) and HABs (“husbands and boyfriends”).
Evidence: Other imitative acronyms to emerge in 2006 included: CHAPs "celebrities' husbands and partners"; HABs "husbands and boyfriends" for the partners of female tennis players at Wimbledon (and other female athletes);