16 Slang Terms To Call Your Significant Other That People Today Just Wouldn't Recognize

"A woman who scolds her husband when in bed, is said to read him a curtain lecture."

Another name for "wife."

A man whose wife accompanies him to the alehouse. 

This is basically the 18th century word for "whipped."

An abbreviation for housewife.

Or prostitute. 

Another word for prostitute. 

Another word for wife. 

Another name for wife, referencing the fact that Eve was made from Adam's rib. 

A wife who goes to get her husband from the ale house.

Another term for "scolding wife". 

Another alternative for prostitute. 

Another option if you want to call someone a prostitute. 

A married man.

Wives who question their husbands about "whither" they're going. 

A mistress or concubine.