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Joking names that a woman may use to refer to her husband: “It’s time to go and get supper for my ________.”
| OLD MAN | 578 |
| HUBBY | 176 |
| BOSS | 146 |
| BETTER HALF | 120 |
| MAN | 47 |
| NR | 44 |
| MISTER | 29 |
| LORD AND MASTER | 23 |
| BREADWINNER | 19 |
| MEAL TICKET | 15 |
| BOSS MAN | 11 |
| HUSBAND | 11 |
| DADDY | 10 |
| OLD BOY | 9 |
| HONEY | 8 |
| SPOUSE | 8 |
| MASTER | 7 |
| BOY FRIEND | 6 |
| MAN OF THE HOUSE | 6 |
| OLD GOAT | 5 |
| SWEETIE PIE | 5 |
| BALL AND CHAIN | 4 |
| OTHER HALF | 4 |
| SLAVE DRIVER | 4 |
| SWEETHEART | 4 |
| SWEETIE | 4 |
| BITTER HALF | 3 |
| FATHER | 3 |
| HIM | 3 |
| ONE AND ONLY | 3 |
| PAPA | 3 |
| BATTLE-AXE | 2 |
| BOSS OF THE HOUSE | 2 |
| CHIEF | 2 |
| DAD | 2 |
| DARLING | 2 |
| HE | 2 |
| HEAD OF THE HOUSE | 2 |
| HIS NIBS | 2 |
| KING | 2 |
| LESSER HALF | 2 |
| OLD GROUCH | 2 |
| OLDEST BOY | 2 |
| PA | 2 |
| SON-OF-A-BITCH | 2 |
| THE OLD MAN | 2 |
| WORST HALF | 2 |
| (CALLED BY NAME) | 1 |
| AGGRAVATING MAN | 1 |
| BABY | 1 |
| BELOVED | 1 |
| BELOVED HUSBAND | 1 |
| BIG BUTTER-AND-EGG MAN | 1 |
| BIG DADDY | 1 |
| BIG MISTER | 1 |
| BIG SHOT | 1 |
| BIGGER HALF | 1 |
| BISCUIT GETTER | 1 |
| BOARDER | 1 |
| BOOPSIE | 1 |
| BOY | 1 |
| BREAD AND BUTTER | 1 |
| BREAD MAKER | 1 |
| BROOMSTICK | 1 |
| BUDDY-BOY | 1 |
| BUM | 1 |
| BUREAUCRAT | 1 |
| CHILDREN’S FATHER | 1 |
| CHOW-HOUND | 1 |
| DADDY-O | 1 |
| DARLING HUSBAND | 1 |
| DEAR | 1 |
| DEPENDENT | 1 |
| DEVIL | 1 |
| DOLL | 1 |
| DUMB MULE | 1 |
| DUMB NUT | 1 |
| EVER-LOVING | 1 |
| FEED THE BRUTE | 1 |
| GAD-ABOUT | 1 |
| GOOD PROVIDER | 1 |
| GOVERNOR | 1 |
| GROUCH | 1 |
| GUY | 1 |
| GUY I SLEEP WITH | 1 |
| HAS-BEEN | 1 |
| HONEY-BUNCH | 1 |
| JULAR KEY | 1 |
| KEEPER | 1 |
| LOVER | 1 |
| LOVER-BOY | 1 |
| MATE | 1 |
| MONEY MAKER | 1 |
| NIGGER | 1 |
| NUTTY HUSBAND OF MINE | 1 |
| OLD BATTLE-AXE | 1 |
| OLD BEAR | 1 |
| OLD BRAD | 1 |
| OLD BUCK | 1 |
| OLD BUM | 1 |
| OLD CODGER | 1 |
| OLD DE-HORN | 1 |
| OLD FART | 1 |
| OLD FUSS AND FEATHERS | 1 |
| OLD HAG | 1 |
| OLD LADY | 1 |
| OLD MAID | 1 |
| OLD MAYOR | 1 |
| OLD SCROOGE | 1 |
| OLD SOREHEAD | 1 |
| OLD WAGE EARNER | 1 |
| PAIN IN THE ASS | 1 |
| PAPPA | 1 |
| PARTNER | 1 |
| PAY CHECK | 1 |
| POP | 1 |
| PROVIDER | 1 |
| SHIT-ASS | 1 |
| SKUNK | 1 |
| SORRY HUSBAND | 1 |
| SPRUCE | 1 |
| STAR BOARDER | 1 |
| STRAGGLE | 1 |
| STUD | 1 |
| STUFF | 1 |
| SUGAR | 1 |
| SWEET DADDY | 1 |
| SWEET PATOOTIE | 1 |
| SWEETIE-FACE HUSBAND | 1 |
| THAT MAN | 1 |
| THAT MAN OF MINE | 1 |
| THAT OLD BUM | 1 |
| THE MISTER | 1 |
| THING | 1 |
| WIDOWER | 1 |
| WORKING MAN | 1 |
| YARD BOY | 1 |
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