Recalled by wife, occasional bear hugs ending in nookie — it's exciting! (5-2-2)

I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

W (wife) + a reversal (recalled) of ODD (occasional) POOH (bear) round [nooki]E I’ve never heard (of) this expression: it isn’t in my Collins or Chambers – online dictionaries give it as ‘US informal’