The word "HUBBY"....

[Bluebirdjones]

Not sure if this has been addressed previously ....

but I absolutely HATE this word !
By all means "husband", or "my other half", or etc etc etc
... but PLEASE girls ..... NOT THIS !

Not sure how other guys react to it .... maybe we should have a
vote & see if there's a consensus to ban it from entering at immigration
control.

... where does it come from, its history ? .... another Filipino Americanizm ?
If so, let it stay there

Thoughts ? reactions ?

[aromulus]

Don't you think you are over reacting a wee bit...???:Erm:

[Tish]

I like referring to my husband as hubby :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Mrs Daddy]

yes i second to that ate tish I like to call my man hubby.

[tiger@tigress]

Calling my husband hubby and he calls me wiffie:D

[Mrs Daddy]

sounds just right tigress :D

[Bluebirdjones]

Ladies ...
Many, many Filipino girls use the expression ..... so I guess lots of you
like to say it / use it.

I'm more interested if I'm the only guy who finds it annoying, irritating,
grating, ..... if fact, yes, I HATE it !

by all means ... "darling", "stingy ######", "babes", "sweetheart", "boring sod" (as and when appropriate) etc etc
..... but please NOT the "H" word.

[Tish]

Ladies ...
Many, many Filipino girls use the expression ..... so I guess lots of you
like to say it / use it.

I'm more interested if I'm the only guy who finds it annoying, irritating,
grating, ..... if fact, yes, I HATE it !

by all means ... "darling", "babes", "sweetheart", "boring sod" (as and when appropriate) etc etc
..... but please NOT the "H" word.

But I also calls him darling, stingy (tightwad), boring sod etc. depending on what mood I'm in :icon_lol:

Tish

[reginacarlson]

I don't like it too but not as much as you hate it.

[KeithD]

I love HUBBY....(caps :rolleyes:)

[Sconnie]

I love HUBBY....(caps :rolleyes:)

Ha Ha Ha Scouse to the core

[Pepe n Pilar]

Hubby for husband
Wifey for wife

[gemini63]

Hubby for husband
Wifey for wife

Yes thats right...Anything with that word?

[charlwill]

by all means ... "darling", , "babes", "sweetheart", "boring sod" (as and when appropriate) etc etc
..... but please NOT the "H" word.

In my opinion Hubby is better than

[Pepe n Pilar]

Darling, Babes, Sweetheart, hon are some words of endearment

But

Stingy and ###### are words of hatred

They are antonyms:omg::doh:doh:furious3::furious3:

[charlwill]

Darling, Babes, Sweetheart, hon are some words of endearment

But

Stingy and ##### are words of hatred

They are antonyms:omg::doh:doh:furious3::furious3:

Agree, these words are not part of endearment.

[Ana_may365]

well,bluebirdjones its up to u if u hated the word HUBBY.all pilipina are not the same.some likes call thier husband 'HUBBY'[like me]:BouncyHappy:and some hated to call thier husbands 'HUBBY'[like you]:NoNo:

[aromulus]

And whose Hubby are you, then....????:Erm:

[Bluebirdjones]

..... you,ve seen my various posts,
and might remember that I'm awaiting on the British Embassy to
process my fiancee's visa.

... so at present, I'm nobody's "H*££y"
And never intend to be.

... Yes, I'll very happily be her husband.... but will never ever
respond or acknowlege that other word


And Re; "stingy #####", I did actually state "as and when appropriate
etc " .... certainly never referred or inferrred to them as terms of endearment

[alicat]

i like referring to my man as hubby.what's wrong with that?(big deal)

[Pepe n Pilar]

Based from the Oxford Illustrated Dictionary
Second Edition Revised By
Dorothy Eagle with the Assistance of
Joyce Hawkins

hu'bby n. (colloq.) Husband

Just don't know with other dictionaries if they have that word.

What dictionary are you using Mr Bluebirdjones?? Please share with us so we also have an idea why this word is somewhat irritating to the ears of some.

You're waiting for the processing of your fiancee visa and i understand at present you're nobody's hubby (yes that is clear)
and never intend to be? I'm confused... :doh:dohIf you get married then you will be her husband which is hubby in the dictionary....:NoNo::Help1:

[Bluebirdjones]

Of course it’s in a dictionary ! …. That’s not in dispute.
And yes, it’s a colloquialism of husband.

But if you want to be pedantic … strangely it doesn’t appear in
Roget’s Thesaurus of Synonyms & Antonyms

OK, so why I hate it ?

… basically because it’s a word to use in company, and it sounds demeaning.
Eg
When you get home from work, or meet your wife at the station, she doesn’t say “Hello Hubby” (at least I’d like to think so). She’s more likely to say, on one-on-one contact, “Hello darling (babe) (sweetheart) (honey) (etc etc ) “

…. But in company, she might introduce you to friends, family, colleagues as “This is my hubby”.
To me that conjures up visions of some guy being totally subservient to his wife, trailing behind her, not daring to raise his voice, or voice his opinions, someone who is totally unsure of his role in the relationship, a “joke”.
… someone sitting in his chair in his slippers, in front of the TV, his only “contribution” is to say “Yes dear”, “Of course dear”, “You’re quite right dear”,

A successful relationship is based on mutual respect, loyalty, honesty, and a partnership where BOTH are equal…….. to me the word H*££Y does NOT rely this,
To me it’s demeaning, degrading…… reflecting someone who’s secondary in the relationship, the weaker partner, the “tolerated” party.

That’s it !
Agree or not …… at least I’m prepared to voice my opinion.

[KeithD]

This is a PUBLIC forum, read by 10,000's each month. Please do not circumvent the swear filter, NOR QUOTE, swear words by other members. Otherwise I have to neg Rep all of them, and edit the posts. :cwm23:

[Mrs Daddy]

oooopppsss am not saying anything Boss :D

[charlwill]

Boss, so sorry about our post but we just only qoute him on what he said. Why it seems, that the word HUBBY is such a big deal to him.

[Mrs.JMajor]

Ladies ...
Many, many Filipino girls use the expression ..... so I guess lots of you
like to say it / use it.

I'm more interested if I'm the only guy who finds it annoying, irritating,
grating, ..... if fact, yes, I HATE it !

yes,you are the only one find it annoying lol,cause if hubby doesnt like it,he will say "dont call me on that" yes you are a bit of over reacting hehehe,spare that words to us filipina lol :Cuckoo:

[Arthur Little]

I have to say, I AGREE with the sentiments expressed by Bluebirdjones. I don't particularly like the expression either - although perhaps not quite so much as I dislike hearing men referring to their wives as "the wife" ... as though they were some sort of *commodity. Talking of *which, it makes my teeth grind equally when people call presents 'prezzies"! Why must the British (Scots included) demean the use of their native tongue?:doh

[Sim11UK]

HUBBY, Hubby, hUBBY, hUbBy, HuBbY, hUBBy etc. etc...I like it.

[nids123]

my husband and i call each other mahal

[Tish]

And my hubby got me down as his missis :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[LadyJ]

wife - wifey
husband - hubby
little boy - little monkey or puppet
present - prezzie
tv - telly
stomach - tummy
mosquito - mozzie
poker machine - pokies
vegetables - veggies
australian - aussie
cup of tea - cuppa
public house - pub
cigarette -cigi

there are lots of them:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Jay&Zobel]

I have to say, I AGREE with the sentiments expressed by Bluebirdjones. I don't particularly like the expression either - although perhaps not quite so much as I dislike hearing men referring to their wives as "the wife" ... as though they were some sort of *commodity. Talking of *which, it makes my teeth grind equally when people call presents 'prezzies"! Why must the British (Scots included) demean the use of their native tongue?:doh



ermm... hehe.. i dont like the term Hubby either... lol, i just dont know why hehe...

but i am so ever proud when my Husband introduce me to his friends as his wife... like: This is my wife, Zobel..." same as "This is my husband, Jay..."

i think it depends on people really...

we all have terms of endearment... YOUR RULES, YOUR STYLE...

[adam&chryss]

Wow I can`t believe how stressed some people are getting about this, it`s very funny! :cwm12:
Me, I love to hear my wife call me anything, cos the special thing for me is that now I can see her lips saying it instead of just hearing the words down a phone line or seeing them on a computer screen.
Still, if everybody had the same opinion it`d be a very boring world....

[james999]

Of course in some relationships the wife is known as " she who must be obeyed " but only in some .

[Jay&Zobel]

Of course in some relationships the wife is known as " she who must be obeyed " but only in some .



I love to think that I am very submissive to my husband... lol... :icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol::D:D or am i? :Erm: :Cuckoo::Cuckoo::Cuckoo:

[Alan]

Well, I'm a MAN - and I can call my wife ANYTHING I want to!!!!!!!!!

Errr...........as long as I get her permission.:Erm::ARsurrender:

Al.:)

[IainBusby]

What's wrong with hubby. My wife has called me far worse before now! :yikes::yikes::yikes:
Iain.

[aromulus]

Although it seems a bit irrational, I have to respect his view on being called "hubby" when other and more appealing (to him) forms of endearment are available.:cwm24:

Oh, well......

[Jay&Zobel]

Well, I'm a MAN - and I can call my wife ANYTHING I want to!!!!!!!!!

Errr...........as long as I get her permission.:Erm::ARsurrender:

Al.:)


:ARsurrender::xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3: lol