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Why do men call their father their "old man", but their "old lady" is their wife? (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Because it became misused enough from the actual meaning of "mother" that it stuck, and the old "boomer" humor attitude of "haha I hate my spouse but I'm stuck with them" helped it stick.