hausfrau

(person) by ravy (6.6 mon) Mon Jun 02 2003 at 7:24:32
Literally housewife in German (haus = house, frau = wife). In English however this came to mean a stereotypically unsophisticated, narrow-minded and thoughtlessly conservative woman, and is used as a derogatory term.

Modern equivalent: soccer mom.

del.icio.us Furl Facebook Digg StumbleUpon Reddit   (I like it!)
Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.