honey do

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Sat, Jul 27, 2002 at 02:53:04PM -0400, Bethany K. Dumas wrote:
> On another list, a question has arisen about the connotations of
> the NP "honey do." I know the term primarily as one used by husbands about
> household chores/repairs/etc. - and I know it only in humorous
> contexts. Recent ex:

This is in HDAS, defined as "a household chore. _Joc._", with
a first citation from 1990, almost certainly too late, as Fred
or Barry or someone will surely let me know shortly.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED