It’s originally British and was slightly derogatory there: https://amp.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/oct/01/guardian-weekly-notes-queries-the-wife-husband ht

It’s originally British and was slightly derogatory there: https://amp.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/oct/01/guardian-weekly-notes-queries-the-wife-husband https://amp.theguardian.com/theguardian/2013/oct/01/guardian... When used in American English I think the derogatory aspect is no longer present but that’s my opinion