There is nothing wrong with the term 'hubby'.

[pictish]

There just isn't.
This MN trend of sneering at posters for using a common term that has been deemed unfashionable...but only on mumsnet...is boring, childish and bloody rude.
If you had a go at someone for using it in rl you'd look like a dick.

AIBU?

[RiverTam]

Ibelieve, I refer to DH by name. If explanation is needed I might say 'Dave, my husband' and from then on he's just Dave.
Never ever used hubby in RL and thinking about it I don't know anyone who does.
I'd never call DH 'babe' either, though. Not really a pet name couple. We're just River and Dave .

[NerrSnerr]

I don't like the terms DD, DH etc. Makes me cringe thinking darling/ dear husband. I'm not keen on hubby either. I just write it all longhand, it's not that tricky to write husband. DS makes me wonder, is it that difficult to write the extra character and write son?

[pictish]

Why isn't there a roll-your-eyes emoticon on here?

[honeyroar]

I much prefer it to DH, which just sounds so stupid, as do all the Ds abbreviations on here. And the people that pop up and post that someone is being unreasonable on a post for simply using the word hubby, well, when you get posts about awkward, cliquey school mum's, that's the type of judgemental person I imagine.

[TheWitTank]

I call my husband his name! Or 'this is my husband...name....'. I can't imagine saying to anyone 'this is my hubby'. Toe curling. That said, I would never be rude enough to bring it up or insult the person who said it (even though I would be inwardly cringing and judgemental!)

[OurBlanche]

Sorry, OP. But I too have a problem with tweeness, hubs, hubster, hun, etc. All make me wince.

But I wouldn't wince out loud - I hope!

[FourToTheFloor]

Ah that was my point pictish

As an Aussie I like to abbreviate most things. I never say huby though thanks to MN. Dh is Irish and says holibobs. When I told him MN didn't like that saying his response was 'as if I give a fuck what MN thinks'.

[WorraLiberty]

The internet is full of dumbed down language.

If people can't deal with that without pulling strangers up on their language, then I don't really think the internet is for them.

Mumsnet is support to be about support and advice.

Unless someone comes here to ask for advice and support on their language skills, I think it's bloody rude of people to pull them up.

[pictish]

Everyone abbreviates words somewhere or other, so the dumbing down argument is a load of old rubbish really.

[WorraLiberty]

*Supposed

[ghostyslovesheep]

it's twee and a bit cringe worth TO ME but that's me - I also dislike sanpro

I do think pulling people on it is a bit shitty though - like you have nothing useful to add to a thread except a snotty judgement - might be better to move along and say nothing

I dislike anything that smacks of pedantry really - I have an intense dislike of posters who pull people up on SPAG - so I'd be a big old hypocrite to think it's fine to pick up on Hubby

[daisychain01]

It's great making people cringe, even if it's an e-cringe

Pictish I'm with you, it's a fuss over nothing.

[pictish]

Worra - absolutely.

[diddl]

It don't find it as awful as "DH, DC" tbh.

[user1474627704]

If people can't deal with that without pulling strangers up on their language, then I don't really think the internet is for them

I guess you didn't notice that most of us who hate it don't actually mention it. Until someone starts a sanctimonious whinge post like this, anyway.

[PerspicaciaTick]

If you want to call your husband "hubby" to his face or to other people, fine. But I will think you are a bit odd, just like you think I'm a bit odd for finding it weird.

[timelytess]

Its horrible. But I've never had to say so before. It's almost as bad as 'bubba'. Urgh!

[FourToTheFloor]

Last time pictish l asked WHY hubby was not harmless. As in I agree with you that it's fine if that's what you say.

[NerrSnerr]

I wouldn't pull someone up on a thread about things like this, but it does make me roll my eyes a bit. The one that makes me smile is DDog. That's bloody longer than the word you're writing, or is it that you think your dog will be offended if it's not classed as dear or darling?