baggachipz@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhy do men call their father their "old man", but their "old lady" is their wife?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down14
arrow-up1172arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarefiercekitten@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoBecause it became misused enough from the actual meaning of “mother” that it stuck, and the old “boomer” humor attitude of “haha I hate my spouse but I’m stuck with them” helped it stick.
Because it became misused enough from the actual meaning of “mother” that it stuck, and the old “boomer” humor attitude of “haha I hate my spouse but I’m stuck with them” helped it stick.