one’s ball and chain



one’s ball and chain

n. a wife; a girlfriend. (Mostly jocular.) I’ve got to get home to my ball and chain.
See also: and, ball, chain

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MollyMAHL-eeEnglish
Kohakuko-hah-kooJapanese
Ellis (1)EL-isEnglish
Pavelu-Old Church Slavic
Umekooo-me-koJapanese
Yonatan-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew