Wifey's World

Sep 18, 2006 11:56

I was looking at synonyms for "wife" today. I like almost all of these more than "wife." Particularly "apron" and "helpmeet ( Read more... )

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epathamerkerson September 18 2006, 16:26:21 UTC
"Rib" is a really good one.

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thehipeinie September 19 2006, 19:12:21 UTC
An evangelical nutcase such as yourself WOULD like that one.

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coloxic September 18 2006, 20:17:50 UTC
cooney sounds like it's half pet name and half derogatory word.

"what's that cooney doing over there? hey cooney! get over here and make some pies."

"how's my little cooney?"

i looked it up and it didn't have anything on it.

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epathamerkerson September 19 2006, 14:58:34 UTC
it could also be a good adjective.

"well now, that was a little cooney, eh gents?"

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williamtaft September 19 2006, 15:13:48 UTC
I also liked that the antonym of wife is husband. It's more of a counterpart than antonym. The opposite of mom isn't dad. Or is it?

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epathamerkerson September 19 2006, 15:17:28 UTC
Yeah, I agree. The opposite of a wife is probably a young girl who's being raped.

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glass_gloss September 19 2006, 03:15:46 UTC
the word for wife in spanish is also the word for handcuffs.
esposa = wife
esposas = handcuffs

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thehipeinie September 19 2006, 19:09:11 UTC
they left out "ol' ball and chain" and "battle axe".

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sturgeongeneral September 20 2006, 06:37:40 UTC
Mat. What's with that one?

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