baggachipz@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoWhy do men call their father their "old man", but their "old lady" is their wife?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do men call their father their "old man", but their "old lady" is their wife?baggachipz@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squareWorx@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months ago“old lady” absolutely is slang for wife. Also “ball and chain” which… yeah…
minus-squareCosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-25 months ago “old lady” absolutely is slang for wife. I know it exists, but I’ve never used it. It sends one hell of a negative signal to your significant other, of your dissatisfaction of them, which I’ve never felt for my own wife. Also, I was just being more humorous, than literal (hence the toilet seat comment). Anti Commercial-AI license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
“old lady” absolutely is slang for wife. Also “ball and chain” which… yeah…
I know it exists, but I’ve never used it.
It sends one hell of a negative signal to your significant other, of your dissatisfaction of them, which I’ve never felt for my own wife.
Also, I was just being more humorous, than literal (hence the toilet seat comment).
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Ah, I see