Definition of the old ball and chain

old ball and chain, the

noun

• a significant other.

  I can't go out tonight. I have to get home to the old ball and chain.

  • See more words with the same meaning: boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other.

  Last edited on Mar 21 2011. Submitted by RW F. from Snohomish, WA, USA on Mar 02 2000.

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Other terms relating to 'boyfriend, girlfriend, boo, significant other':
LDR	Definitions include: acronym for "long-distance relationship".
baby cakes	Definitions include: affectionate form of address for a loved one, especially a romantic loved one.
pookie	Definitions include: a person who is lame, jake, not cool.
gal	Definitions include: a person's girlfriend.
main squeeze	Definitions include: significant other.
Yoko Ono	Definitions include: Yoko Ono, the partner of The Beatles member John Lennon.
pardner	Definitions include: a form of address for a friend.
home skillet	Definitions include: a good friend; "home boy".
piece	Definitions include: a graffiti mural.
b*tch	Definitions include: An acronym has been invented for the term, but long after the term entered use: "Beautiful Intellectuals That Cause Hard-ons."
flame	Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion.
bum chum	Definitions include: a male homosexual's sexual partner.
BF	Definitions include: "boyfriend."
better half	Definitions include: one's significant other.
love	Definitions include: affectionate form of address.
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'and':
AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'ball':
amaze-balls	Definitions include: "amazing".
as balls	Definitions include: very.
baby balls	Definitions include: shaved testicles.
ball	Definitions include: to be successful.
ball and chain	Definitions include: significant other.
ball bag	Definitions include: testicles.
ball-breaker	Definitions include: a demanding superior.
ball fro	Definitions include: pubic hair that is kept in a style that compares to a microphone head.
balling	Definitions include: See ball; baller
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
ball out	Definitions include: to leave.
ballpark figure	Definitions include: an estimate.
ball-park figure	Definitions include: a rough numerical estimate.
balls	Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment.
ball sack	Definitions include: the scrotum.
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Other terms relating to 'chain':
ball and chain	Definitions include: significant other.
cat chain	Definitions include: Long chain, such as a watch chain, worn by 'hep cats' and zoot suiters.
chain	Definitions include: v. (1) to light a cigarette you plan to smoke with the one already in your mouth, (2) to smoke more than one cigarette at the same time.
gaisy chain	Definitions include: a sexual act made from 12 or more men, joining together to form a circle.
jerk (one's) chain	Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a kidding manner.
off the chain	Definitions include: very good.
yank (one's) chain	Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a playful manner.
Other terms relating to 'old':
big old	Definitions include: big, but not necessarily old.
big ol' vag	Definitions include: a weakling; "wimp".
boof	Definitions include: acronym for "burned out old fart".
chip off the old block	Definitions include: a child who is similar to one or more of its parents.
constipated overweight old lady	Definitions include: backronym for "cool".
DOFH	Definitions include: acronym for "dirty old fucking hippie".
FOP	Definitions include: an elderly person.
f*ck for Ol' Glory	Definitions include: to have sex with someone who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.
get old	Definitions include: to be annoying due to repetition.
give the old college try	Definitions include: to make a strong attempt.
give the old heave ho	Definitions include: to get rid of someone or something.
good ol' boy	Definitions include: see good old boy.
good old boy	Definitions include: a certain type of person living in the rural/southern United States; "hick"; "redneck".
GOP	Definitions include: acronym for "Grand Old Party."
have a big ol' vag	Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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