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- A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment are used for a variety of reasons, such as parents addressing their children and lovers addressing each other.
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May 10, 2024 · These British terms of endearment will help you learn to express your love and affection in English. From "love" to "pet," we'll break down the meaning of each of the 12 terms alongside a sample sentence.
- Love/luv. The term love in Britain is often written as luv, and it gets used simply as a title most of the time. For example, if a woman runs into a man in the street he might say “Watch where you’re going, luv!”
- Honey/hun. Another word that tends to get shortened slightly in common usage – this happens often with terms of affection. Honey is a word that’s typically used between couples, but rarely by strangers.
- Sweetheart. Another term that involves sweetness, sweetheart is used as a term of affection between loved ones and also as a familiar term of address, as in hun or luv.
- Dear/dearie. This is another old term of endearment, dating back to at least the early 14th Century. It comes from the Old English deore meaning precious, valuable, costly, loved, beloved.
Jul 25, 2022 · In this article I’ll list some of the more common and interesting terms of endearment from different languages and dialects around the world. These include terms of endearment for lovers, and for friends.
May 16, 2024 · From the traditional to the trendy, terms of endearment are the affectionate nicknames you give to the people you love. And these terms aren’t just limited to relationships, they can be used to express affection to friends, family, and anyone else you care about.
- Tosh. 19th cent in the sense of ‘nonsense’, but its derivation as a nickname is less certain, although I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a diminutive of ‘kosher’, someone who scavenges in the sewers, especially in London during the Victorian era.
- Tog / Todger / Tonka. Cheeky name for a fast London lady, ‘tog’ being the suggestion that she sleeps around so much that she identifies partners by the tog ratings of their duvets.
- Plonker. This predates Rodney but seemed to pop up a lot in the seventies although it first came into use in the early 1950s, a plonker being someone who has failed to do something correctly, but also vulgar slang for, ahem, a penis.
- Heathen. My father always used to call me this, meaning ‘ignorant person who fails to know something everyone should know’, and someone used it again toward me today on Twitter – it’s not an insult, though, more jocular than you’d expect.
Feb 6, 2019 · Learn the different English terms of endearment you can use with the people you love--whether a male or female partner, babies or children, and even random people!
“Terms of endearment” are those sweet little words and phrases we use to express affection and intimacy towards our loved ones. They’re more than just nicknames; they’re verbal expressions that build emotional connections, making us feel loved, wanted, appreciated.
