Joking names that a man may use to refer to his wife: “I have to go down and pick up my ________.”
| OLD LADY | 442 |
| BETTER HALF | 407 |
| BATTLE-AXE | 120 |
| OLD WOMAN | 110 |
| BOSS | 109 |
| BALL AND CHAIN | 102 |
| MISSUS | 63 |
| SPOUSE | 50 |
| WOMAN | 40 |
| FRAU | 37 |
| OLD HEN | 27 |
| OLD BAG | 26 |
| WAR DEPARTMENT | 24 |
| SQUAW | 23 |
| COOK | 22 |
| LITTLE WOMAN | 21 |
| OLD BATTLE-AXE | 11 |
| WIFE | 11 |
| MADAM | 10 |
| OTHER HALF | 9 |
| BRIDE | 8 |
| HOUSEKEEPER | 7 |
| SWEETHEART | 7 |
| OLD GAL | 6 |
| OLD SQUAW | 6 |
| SIDE-KICK | 6 |
| GIRL FRIEND | 5 |
| NR | 5 |
| OLD HAG | 5 |
| THE BOSS | 5 |
| WARDEN | 5 |
| BAG | 4 |
| BOSS LADY | 4 |
| GENERAL | 4 |
| LITTLE LADY | 4 |
| BEST GIRL | 3 |
| DOUGH-BEATER | 3 |
| HONEY | 3 |
| MADAM QUEEN | 3 |
| MAMA | 3 |
| MOM | 3 |
| OLD BAT | 3 |
| OLD GIRL | 3 |
| RIB | 3 |
| SWEETIE | 3 |
| BARRACUDA | 2 |
| BROAD | 2 |
| DARLING | 2 |
| GAL | 2 |
| GIRL | 2 |
| LESSER HALF | 2 |
| MADAME | 2 |
| MATE | 2 |
| MOTHER | 2 |
| NAG | 2 |
| OLD BLADE | 2 |
| SWEETIE-PIE | 2 |
| WORSE HALF | 2 |
| (CALLED BY NAME) | 1 |
| ALL-AND-ALL | 1 |
| ANCHOR | 1 |
| ANCHOR AND CHAIN | 1 |
| BABY | 1 |
| BABY RAISER | 1 |
| BAT | 1 |
| BATTLE-ASS | 1 |
| BEAUTIFUL BRIDE | 1 |
| BED BUDDY | 1 |
| BEST HALF | 1 |
| BETTER MAKE | 1 |
| BETTER THREE-FOURTHS | 1 |
| BIDDY | 1 |
| BIMBO | 1 |
| BITCH | 1 |
| BITTER HALF | 1 |
| BOOKKEEPER | 1 |
| BOSS OF THE FAMILY | 1 |
| BOSS OF THE RANCH | 1 |
| BOSS WOMAN | 1 |
| BROOM-SWEEPER | 1 |
| BUNDLE | 1 |
| CHICKIE | 1 |
| CHIEF | 1 |
| COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF | 1 |
| DAME | 1 |
| DEDUCTION | 1 |
| DISGRUNTLED MOM | 1 |
| DURNMOST BEDAMNABLE | 1 |
| EVER-LOVING WIFE | 1 |
| EXPENSE ACCOUNT | 1 |
| FAT LADY | 1 |
| FIFTH WHEEL | 1 |
| FIFTY PERCENT | 1 |
| FRY | 1 |
| GARDENER | 1 |
| GRANDMA | 1 |
| HATCHET | 1 |
| HEADACHE | 1 |
| HEIFER | 1 |
| HELPMATE | 1 |
| HEN-PECKED WIFE | 1 |
| HER | 1 |
| HONEY-BUN | 1 |
| HOUSE GIRL | 1 |
| HOUSEWIFE | 1 |
| HUSSY | 1 |
| INCOME TAX EXEMPTION | 1 |
| INSURANCE POLICY | 1 |
| JAILER | 1 |
| LADY | 1 |
| LAWYER | 1 |
| LITTLE BRIDE | 1 |
| LITTLE CHICKEN | 1 |
| LITTLE GIRL | 1 |
| LITTLE HEN | 1 |
| LITTLE WIFE | 1 |
| LOVEY-DOVE | 1 |
| MAID | 1 |
| MANAGER | 1 |
| MEIN FRAU | 1 |
| MISTRESS | 1 |
| MOMMA | 1 |
| MONEYBAG HOLDER | 1 |
| MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN | 1 |
| NAGGER | 1 |
| OFFICE MANAGER | 1 |
| OLD | 1 |
| OLD BIDDY | 1 |
| OLD BITCH | 1 |
| OLD BLOSSOM | 1 |
| OLD COOK | 1 |
| OLD COW | 1 |
| OLD DAME | 1 |
| OLD DOOMERN | 1 |
| OLD QUAIL | 1 |
| OLD SPOUSE | 1 |
| ORDERS FOR THE DAY | 1 |
| OWN | 1 |
| PARTNER | 1 |
| PROVIDER | 1 |
| QUAIL | 1 |
| QUEEN | 1 |
| QUEEN BEE | 1 |
| ROCK OF GIBRALTAR | 1 |
| ROOMMATE | 1 |
| RULER OF THE ROOST | 1 |
| SATCHEL | 1 |
| SECRETARY TO THE ARMY | 1 |
| SHE | 1 |
| SLAVE-DRIVER | 1 |
| SMALL HALF | 1 |
| SOW CAT | 1 |
| SPLICE | 1 |
| STARS AND STRIFE | 1 |
| STORM | 1 |
| STORM AND STRIFE | 1 |
| STRUGGLE AND STRIFE | 1 |
| SUGAR LUMP | 1 |
| TAMING THE SHREW | 1 |
| THE COOK | 1 |
| THE MADAM | 1 |
| THE OLD LADY | 1 |
| THE WIFE | 1 |
| THING I MARRIED | 1 |
| TRUE LOVE | 1 |
| UNPAID MAID | 1 |
| WAR HORSE | 1 |
| WAR SECRETARY | 1 |
| WASHWOMAN | 1 |
| WIDOW | 1 |
| WORST HALF | 1 |
| YARD GIRL | 1 |
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