about a colleague who constantly refers to her husband as 'hubby'

[Polyannatunnel]

It's driving me nuts!

No need to murder hubby. Just have a stern word.

Daddy Bear and Mummy Bear couple should be removed from civilized society and placed in a sealed bunker. For all time.

Yanbu, do you work with a Catherine Tate character?

Daddy Bear + Mummy Bear poor Flatmate Bear having to listen.

If you killed the colleague hubby would be widdy.

WendyTorrance You absolutely win.
I have tried to refrain from adding this but I'm just going to have to.
This is day one working with my colleague who is undeniably nice but also refers to her children as 'the bubs'

Totally on your side: "hubby" "bubs" = vile. Do you know what else unreasonably annoys me?! "Sarnies" and "crimbo". VILE.

YANBU - hubby, hubs and lil man all make me murderous!

acazc I read a previous post on this. Aside from hubby. Can't stand the words 'discharge or panties'

In Glasgow a lot of women, especially older women, refer to 'my man'. It's all very Lana Turner except 'my man' usually looks a bit like Andy Capp.

I find even 'husband' massively cringey Why?

Hubby is vile. Emasculating and as though the husband is a pet. I would bet my left arm none of these people calling their husbands 'hubby' would feel great about being referred to as 'wifey'.

Can. Not. Stand. It.

I have an acquaintance who uses 'hubsicle'

I win the thread.

I KNEW she would say bubs too. Are you in charge of her? She must be on probation?

I'm boring, I call mine by his name. Or if I'm in a bad mood I might refer to him by something uncomplimentary. I can't imagine the word 'hubby' ever passing my lips, and I think I would have an involuntary lip curl of disgust at myself if I did.

Poly I don't like the word panties either, it sounds a bit sleazy and also makes me think of an insubstantial garment, probably with itchy lace and made of man-made fibres. I am a comfortable cotton undergarments girl myself.

I did used to know a couple who kept referring to each other my little affectionate nicknames including Firstname-Bear. It was all very sweet. I'm not really into very sweet.

hubsicle? Is she regularly surrounded by people trying not to vomit?

I worked with a woman who referred to her baby/toddler niece as 'Littlun' ALL the time.Never found out the child's real name. Made me laugh every time, had to turn away.

Surely after a while there is no longer a need to identify somebody in relation to yourself and you just use their name?

Please kill her. It's kinder in the long run.

Yes merry and on a similar note, AIBU to be irritated that my MIL always buys greetings card with our relationship to her stated on it, including Christmas cards and anniversary cards.cLike, I know i'm her DIL by now!

YY to sarnies, and I hate 'butty' as well. I don't care how hungover you are, you're having a bacon sandwich or a bacon roll, not a sodding butty.

And fucking 'brolly' as well.