To think my DH is being a big girls blouse about the the washing?

Yes, the issue is the sexism of the term 'girl's blouse' historically directed at men to indicate weakness/being like a woman, rather than the word big.

I think this is psychological and maybe linked to his time in the army. People can have triggers for lots of feelings and maybe seeing washing drying is one of his.
I would speak to him about getting support for it, either allergy testing or psychological support.

Oh put your big girl pants on @Irishwelshetal and woman up. It's a great saying, not used nearly enough.

@KarenNotAKaren yanbu, what a pain he sounds. What would he do if he was forced to do his own washing?

Am actually surprised you haven't got a bashing (yet) for your username 🤣

So he can tell if something has been line dried? Even if he was at work when you did it? Cuz of that’s the case it seems legit, but if he only kicks up a fuss when he knows about it that’s abit odd! And btw heated airers are lifeeeeeeee! Can you get one to use when he’s at work?

Does he actually sneeze / suffer from allergy symptoms? You can see when someone is suffering; they're visible symptoms and they're horrible to suffer.

It's quite possible to have an allergy to this kind of thing. As a child I got a strong allergic reaction - bunged up, sneezing, streaming eyes - every time I washed my hair. Parents put it down to the humidity, but I guess it might have been there detergent. Thankfully I did grow out of it.

and there are plenty of posters who object to that when it isn't "deserved"

MN isn't a homogenous mass.

I agree it isn't a good phrase, it just belongs in a different time when background sexism and the concept of 'manning up' were more prevalent. It is from the same stable as sissy or calling a boy a girl if they cry.

Surely he’s a liar. He just doesn’t want to do the washing.

Some utter wet wipes complaining about big girls blouse. The BLOUSE is the insult not the girl. Yikes fucking lighten up.

It sounds like he doesn't like damp and humidity in the air? Get a electric dehumidifier. Tell him you've finally understood what's upsetting him and you will be drying clothes indoors but only with the dehumidifier on full power to ensure his allergies are fine. Job done.

Its to emphasise the point

You're not just a girls blouse, you're a (great) big girls blouse

Same as saying 'you're a big old moaner', or 'great big idiot'

IE - you're not just stupid or moany, you are very stupid and very moany.

oh god you’re as dramatic as her husband 😂

Tell him to take a daily antihistamine if he is allergic, which sounds unlikely unless you are overusing biological detergent.

Isnt this contradictory?

You refer to 'hissy fits' and then say that if there were such behaviour the person would have the piss ripped out of them

Which is what the OP has done, yet you say she is being nasty about her husband.

Then why isn't the saying "you're being a blouse".

No... It is implying that being feminine and a woman AND plus sized is bad and weak.

Thank you - saves me from having to explain myself.

@quisensoucie I suggest you refrain from calling me ignorant again

Honestly, theres thread after thread after thread on this site which allows posters to call the OPs husband/boyfriend/father a twat, dick, prick, idiot, all number of insults all the time. Its constant. Usually because the poor bloke has forgotten to do something or - gasp - got something wrong or isnt very good at something

And all of a sudden its dreadful to use the phrase big girls blouse (the big doesnt refer to the size of the blouse by the way)

Sounds like it is all in his head and I I'd be irritated with the theatrics too. We have certain items of clothing that can't be tumble dried and need to be dried on radiators in winter so I really couldn't stand this. It reminds me of my stepdad with pillows - he's had the same pillow for over a decade so my Mum bought him a new one. He moaned and whinged that it was so uncomfortable he couldn't sleep so the next day she changed it back to the old one without telling him and the morning after that he said he hadn't had a wink of sleep because of the new pillow when he'd been unknowingly sleeping on the old one. This is the man who travels the world for work and sleeps on hotel pillows all the time. Pathetic.

It is used to call a man weak or cowardly.

It is perpetuating toxic masculinity all whilst using women, femininity, feminine clothing and being plus-sized as an insult.

I understand it just fine, thank you.

It's not "woke" to think that the saying has had its day and there's no place for it nowadays.

It IS a gross thing to say.

@Irishwelshetal you are reading connotations where there are none
It does not mean anything rude or misogynistic or any of the other stupid connotations or interpretations

It sounds infuriating, but there’s a cheap sensitive laundry liquid sold by boots, silver bottle, costs a few quid. Also ditch fabric conditioner, if you use it. What does he think he’s allergic to, water? Anything else he says causes it?

Also, allergy eye drops work really well.

Make him do his own laundry! Only reasonable answer to this.
If my DP had an issue with how I washed his clothes I’d no longer wash his damn clothes

Don’t be so fucking rude. It’s not a pleasant saying and I don’t care what sort of origins it has - the connotations are awful

are you using fabric conditioner as well?

use fairy, no conditioner

This. I say this as a person suffering badly with allergies which only came on around 10 years ago. He really does need to get some treatment. Allergies can be horrible.