apparently, apart from being a reference to a harlot or skank of sorts, the word "hussy" in american also refers to husbands.

I was asked about "my hussy" by two friends yesterday, one a US resident, another a green card holder, while we were catching up after some time apart, and was completely taken aback by what appeared to be an extremely inappropriate word to throw into a civilised conversation about the man who decided to make an honoUrable woman out of me. after some to-ing and fro-ing, it emerged that the word was american slang for husband. what? they calling my husband a female skank?

I'm not sure what's worse, that its a damn crappy and offensive slangword or that i was made to feel like i should have known because, gasp, its american and EVERYBODY should speak it.

ADDENDUM: apparently, the term is hussie and not hussy, thanks to Preethi Scoopamanistoree who googled the term and pointed it out to me. still, it sounds the same when u speak it.