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While watching the following a video by Buzzfeed, entitled $1 Sushi Vs. $133 Sushi • Japan, one of the guests invited on the culinary road trip, a Japanese woman, used the expression “work wifeâ€Â.
Stephen: Where we're goin' next Andrew?
Andrew: So next we're on our way to a place called Shun Sushi, is that right? [Rie: “I'm hereâ€Â] And it comes recommended by one of our colleagues named Hitomi, actually.
Rie: Yep, my work wife
Andrew: Your work wife?
Rie: Yeah so this restaurant is neighbourhood sushi joint. Somewhere you wanna go once in a while when you're craving sushi.
In my naivete, and never having heard this expression before in my life, I thought Rie had a romantic partner with whom she worked. Instead, a little sleuthing revealed that a work wife or a work husband (note the absence of the present participle suffix -ing) is someone you work with in close proximity. In other words more than a co-worker or a normal colleague but not somebody you're actually married to. A BBC article defines it as “…‘work spouse’, a significant, but platonic, other whom you pair up with at the office.†and they throw in a few statistics for good measure
Career website Vault.com found that every year since 2010 about 30% of the people they surveyed said they had a ‘work spouse’, with the exception of 2013 when that share jumped to 44%.
Having a ‘work spouse’ makes you happier, 7 November 2016
I would like to know just how common is this term used in the UK and in the US. Is it used among informal or in business settings?
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife?
If I really had a spouse with whom I worked, what would I call him or her? My working partner? My partner and work spouse?
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While watching the following a video by Buzzfeed, entitled $1 Sushi Vs. $133 Sushi • Japan, one of the guests invited on the culinary road trip, a Japanese woman, used the expression “work wifeâ€Â.
Stephen: Where we're goin' next Andrew?
Andrew: So next we're on our way to a place called Shun Sushi, is that right? [Rie: “I'm hereâ€Â] And it comes recommended by one of our colleagues named Hitomi, actually.
Rie: Yep, my work wife
Andrew: Your work wife?
Rie: Yeah so this restaurant is neighbourhood sushi joint. Somewhere you wanna go once in a while when you're craving sushi.
In my naivete, and never having heard this expression before in my life, I thought Rie had a romantic partner with whom she worked. Instead, a little sleuthing revealed that a work wife or a work husband (note the absence of the present participle suffix -ing) is someone you work with in close proximity. In other words more than a co-worker or a normal colleague but not somebody you're actually married to. A BBC article defines it as “…‘work spouse’, a significant, but platonic, other whom you pair up with at the office.†and they throw in a few statistics for good measure
Career website Vault.com found that every year since 2010 about 30% of the people they surveyed said they had a ‘work spouse’, with the exception of 2013 when that share jumped to 44%.
Having a ‘work spouse’ makes you happier, 7 November 2016
I would like to know just how common is this term used in the UK and in the US. Is it used among informal or in business settings?
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife?
If I really had a spouse with whom I worked, what would I call him or her? My working partner? My partner and work spouse?
american-english british-english colloquialisms phrase-origin
asked 51 mins ago
Mari-Lou A
60.3k53210437
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife? In Wikipedia: According to Timothy Noah, writing in Slate, "The terms 'work wife,' 'work husband,' and 'work marriage' entered the national lexicon in 1987, when the writer David Owen wrote an Atlantic essay describing a particular platonic intimacy that frequently arises between male and female employees working in close proximity."
– Ahmed
42 mins ago
@Ahmed why is this posted as a comment? :) If you have no intention of posting an answer then please delete the comment. I don't want users hesitating to post answers or use the same references because somebody mentioned it first in a comment. I hope you understand.
– Mari-Lou A
35 mins ago
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While watching the following a video by Buzzfeed, entitled $1 Sushi Vs. $133 Sushi • Japan, one of the guests invited on the culinary road trip, a Japanese woman, used the expression “work wifeâ€Â.
Stephen: Where we're goin' next Andrew?
Andrew: So next we're on our way to a place called Shun Sushi, is that right? [Rie: “I'm hereâ€Â] And it comes recommended by one of our colleagues named Hitomi, actually.
Rie: Yep, my work wife
Andrew: Your work wife?
Rie: Yeah so this restaurant is neighbourhood sushi joint. Somewhere you wanna go once in a while when you're craving sushi.
In my naivete, and never having heard this expression before in my life, I thought Rie had a romantic partner with whom she worked. Instead, a little sleuthing revealed that a work wife or a work husband (note the absence of the present participle suffix -ing) is someone you work with in close proximity. In other words more than a co-worker or a normal colleague but not somebody you're actually married to. A BBC article defines it as “…‘work spouse’, a significant, but platonic, other whom you pair up with at the office.†and they throw in a few statistics for good measure
Career website Vault.com found that every year since 2010 about 30% of the people they surveyed said they had a ‘work spouse’, with the exception of 2013 when that share jumped to 44%.
Having a ‘work spouse’ makes you happier, 7 November 2016
I would like to know just how common is this term used in the UK and in the US. Is it used among informal or in business settings?
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife?
If I really had a spouse with whom I worked, what would I call him or her? My working partner? My partner and work spouse?
american-english british-english colloquialisms phrase-origin
asked 51 mins ago
Mari-Lou A
60.3k53210437
While watching the following a video by Buzzfeed, entitled $1 Sushi Vs. $133 Sushi • Japan, one of the guests invited on the culinary road trip, a Japanese woman, used the expression “work wifeâ€Â.
Stephen: Where we're goin' next Andrew?
Andrew: So next we're on our way to a place called Shun Sushi, is that right? [Rie: “I'm hereâ€Â] And it comes recommended by one of our colleagues named Hitomi, actually.
Rie: Yep, my work wife
Andrew: Your work wife?
Rie: Yeah so this restaurant is neighbourhood sushi joint. Somewhere you wanna go once in a while when you're craving sushi.
In my naivete, and never having heard this expression before in my life, I thought Rie had a romantic partner with whom she worked. Instead, a little sleuthing revealed that a work wife or a work husband (note the absence of the present participle suffix -ing) is someone you work with in close proximity. In other words more than a co-worker or a normal colleague but not somebody you're actually married to. A BBC article defines it as “…‘work spouse’, a significant, but platonic, other whom you pair up with at the office.†and they throw in a few statistics for good measure
Career website Vault.com found that every year since 2010 about 30% of the people they surveyed said they had a ‘work spouse’, with the exception of 2013 when that share jumped to 44%.
Having a ‘work spouse’ makes you happier, 7 November 2016
I would like to know just how common is this term used in the UK and in the US. Is it used among informal or in business settings?
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife?
If I really had a spouse with whom I worked, what would I call him or her? My working partner? My partner and work spouse?
american-english british-english colloquialisms phrase-origin
american-english british-english colloquialisms phrase-origin
asked 51 mins ago
Mari-Lou A
60.3k53210437
asked 51 mins ago
Mari-Lou A
60.3k53210437
asked 51 mins ago
Mari-Lou A
60.3k53210437
asked 51 mins ago
Mari-Lou A
60.3k53210437
asked 51 mins ago
Mari-Lou A
60.3k53210437
60.3k53210437
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife? In Wikipedia: According to Timothy Noah, writing in Slate, "The terms 'work wife,' 'work husband,' and 'work marriage' entered the national lexicon in 1987, when the writer David Owen wrote an Atlantic essay describing a particular platonic intimacy that frequently arises between male and female employees working in close proximity."
– Ahmed
42 mins ago
@Ahmed why is this posted as a comment? :) If you have no intention of posting an answer then please delete the comment. I don't want users hesitating to post answers or use the same references because somebody mentioned it first in a comment. I hope you understand.
– Mari-Lou A
35 mins ago
I wish I could answer your question. :) And I wish I could delete my comment, as I am using unsupported device.
– Ahmed
23 mins ago
add a comment |Â
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife? In Wikipedia: According to Timothy Noah, writing in Slate, "The terms 'work wife,' 'work husband,' and 'work marriage' entered the national lexicon in 1987, when the writer David Owen wrote an Atlantic essay describing a particular platonic intimacy that frequently arises between male and female employees working in close proximity."
– Ahmed
42 mins ago
@Ahmed why is this posted as a comment? :) If you have no intention of posting an answer then please delete the comment. I don't want users hesitating to post answers or use the same references because somebody mentioned it first in a comment. I hope you understand.
– Mari-Lou A
35 mins ago
I wish I could answer your question. :) And I wish I could delete my comment, as I am using unsupported device.
– Ahmed
23 mins ago
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife? In Wikipedia: According to Timothy Noah, writing in Slate, "The terms 'work wife,' 'work husband,' and 'work marriage' entered the national lexicon in 1987, when the writer David Owen wrote an Atlantic essay describing a particular platonic intimacy that frequently arises between male and female employees working in close proximity."
– Ahmed
42 mins ago
When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife? In Wikipedia: According to Timothy Noah, writing in Slate, "The terms 'work wife,' 'work husband,' and 'work marriage' entered the national lexicon in 1987, when the writer David Owen wrote an Atlantic essay describing a particular platonic intimacy that frequently arises between male and female employees working in close proximity."
– Ahmed
42 mins ago
@Ahmed why is this posted as a comment? :) If you have no intention of posting an answer then please delete the comment. I don't want users hesitating to post answers or use the same references because somebody mentioned it first in a comment. I hope you understand.
– Mari-Lou A
35 mins ago
@Ahmed why is this posted as a comment? :) If you have no intention of posting an answer then please delete the comment. I don't want users hesitating to post answers or use the same references because somebody mentioned it first in a comment. I hope you understand.
– Mari-Lou A
35 mins ago
I wish I could answer your question. :) And I wish I could delete my comment, as I am using unsupported device.
– Ahmed
23 mins ago
I wish I could answer your question. :) And I wish I could delete my comment, as I am using unsupported device.
– Ahmed
23 mins ago
add a comment |Â
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According to the following article the idea of using terminology typical of marriage relationship dates back to the ‘30s. But the terms work wife/husband are relatively recent and date to the late ‘80s.
Although the term “office wife†has been around since the 1930s, the modern definition, the one that places the “work spouses†in an equal partnership, has only been around for 30 years. “Work marriage,†“work wife†and “work husband†first appeared in a 1987 Atlantic article by David Owen in which he describes the close but platonic relationships that can exist between coworkers, even asserting that the relationship is in some ways better than an actual marriage.
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Wikipedia defines the expression as mainly AmE:
*Work spouse" is a phrase, mostly in American English. A work spouse may not just be a co-worker, but can also be someone in a similar field who the individual works closely with from a partnering company. A "work spouse" is also referred to as "workplace spouse", "work wife", or "office husband", "work husband", or "wusband".
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According to the following article the idea of using terminology typical of marriage relationship dates back to the ‘30s. But the terms work wife/husband are relatively recent and date to the late ‘80s.
Although the term “office wife†has been around since the 1930s, the modern definition, the one that places the “work spouses†in an equal partnership, has only been around for 30 years. “Work marriage,†“work wife†and “work husband†first appeared in a 1987 Atlantic article by David Owen in which he describes the close but platonic relationships that can exist between coworkers, even asserting that the relationship is in some ways better than an actual marriage.
(rewire.org)
Wikipedia defines the expression as mainly AmE:
*Work spouse" is a phrase, mostly in American English. A work spouse may not just be a co-worker, but can also be someone in a similar field who the individual works closely with from a partnering company. A "work spouse" is also referred to as "workplace spouse", "work wife", or "office husband", "work husband", or "wusband".
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According to the following article the idea of using terminology typical of marriage relationship dates back to the ‘30s. But the terms work wife/husband are relatively recent and date to the late ‘80s.
Although the term “office wife†has been around since the 1930s, the modern definition, the one that places the “work spouses†in an equal partnership, has only been around for 30 years. “Work marriage,†“work wife†and “work husband†first appeared in a 1987 Atlantic article by David Owen in which he describes the close but platonic relationships that can exist between coworkers, even asserting that the relationship is in some ways better than an actual marriage.
(rewire.org)
Wikipedia defines the expression as mainly AmE:
*Work spouse" is a phrase, mostly in American English. A work spouse may not just be a co-worker, but can also be someone in a similar field who the individual works closely with from a partnering company. A "work spouse" is also referred to as "workplace spouse", "work wife", or "office husband", "work husband", or "wusband".
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According to the following article the idea of using terminology typical of marriage relationship dates back to the ‘30s. But the terms work wife/husband are relatively recent and date to the late ‘80s.
Although the term “office wife†has been around since the 1930s, the modern definition, the one that places the “work spouses†in an equal partnership, has only been around for 30 years. “Work marriage,†“work wife†and “work husband†first appeared in a 1987 Atlantic article by David Owen in which he describes the close but platonic relationships that can exist between coworkers, even asserting that the relationship is in some ways better than an actual marriage.
(rewire.org)
Wikipedia defines the expression as mainly AmE:
*Work spouse" is a phrase, mostly in American English. A work spouse may not just be a co-worker, but can also be someone in a similar field who the individual works closely with from a partnering company. A "work spouse" is also referred to as "workplace spouse", "work wife", or "office husband", "work husband", or "wusband".
answered 20 mins ago
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According to the following article the idea of using terminology typical of marriage relationship dates back to the ‘30s. But the terms work wife/husband are relatively recent and date to the late ‘80s.
Although the term “office wife†has been around since the 1930s, the modern definition, the one that places the “work spouses†in an equal partnership, has only been around for 30 years. “Work marriage,†“work wife†and “work husband†first appeared in a 1987 Atlantic article by David Owen in which he describes the close but platonic relationships that can exist between coworkers, even asserting that the relationship is in some ways better than an actual marriage.
(rewire.org)
Wikipedia defines the expression as mainly AmE:
*Work spouse" is a phrase, mostly in American English. A work spouse may not just be a co-worker, but can also be someone in a similar field who the individual works closely with from a partnering company. A "work spouse" is also referred to as "workplace spouse", "work wife", or "office husband", "work husband", or "wusband".
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When did workers begin calling their closest work colleagues a work husband or work wife? In Wikipedia: According to Timothy Noah, writing in Slate, "The terms 'work wife,' 'work husband,' and 'work marriage' entered the national lexicon in 1987, when the writer David Owen wrote an Atlantic essay describing a particular platonic intimacy that frequently arises between male and female employees working in close proximity."
– Ahmed
42 mins ago
@Ahmed why is this posted as a comment? :) If you have no intention of posting an answer then please delete the comment. I don't want users hesitating to post answers or use the same references because somebody mentioned it first in a comment. I hope you understand.
– Mari-Lou A
35 mins ago
I wish I could answer your question. :) And I wish I could delete my comment, as I am using unsupported device.
– Ahmed
23 mins ago