TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

[The Juggler]

sausage
chicken
bubba
honeybun
gorgeous
honey
sweetie
babe
dollface (scottish-ism)


why do foods appear often as terms of endearment

[FussyElmo]

It's not difficult to confuse you

Here in Stoke people call anyone duck or shug just like in Brum they call you bab

What I can't understand is why do Stokies call men the Master?? He's a man!!!

Carol xx

Now I'm guilty of saying master

[Two Princesses]

I call both my dd's chicken and I've no idea why or where it came from but reading these it's quite common!

Other names for them and mindee are:
Pumpkin
Sweetheart

Hubby is honey and so am I. This worked out well until the in laws got a new dog and named her Honey! Now no-one knows who's talking to who and the dog runs round in circles

[angeldelight]

It's not difficult to confuse you

Here in Stoke people call anyone duck or shug just like in Brum they call you bab

What I can't understand is why do Stokies call men the Master?? He's a man!!!

Carol xx

What a cheek

Actually my dad always says you ok duck ..I always think it's funny.

My mom and her friends always writes master before a boys name on a birthday card

I remember my bil moaning about this because on his card it would be addressed to "master bates " don't say that fast

Angel xxx

[charleyfarley]

Now I'm guilty of saying master

But why??? Where does it come from?

Carol xx

[JCrakers]

We have lots of names for each other depending on the mood

dh calls me poppet or pops for short which is embarrassing when out as it sounds like another word for Dad he also calls DS and dd poppet too.
Dd is babes or babs

Other words used are:
My lovely
Schnookums
Moose
Sausage face
Treacle (said in an Oliver twist styli)

We have a cat who is a bit of a freak so she is doof 1.
Our hamster who has escaped many times and chewed through numerous cables is doof 2
Dh is usually doof 3
And anyone else who decides to be a doofus that day is doof 4

As you can see we are quite a strange bunch

[FussyElmo]

But why??? Where does it come from?

Carol xx

Because my mum and dad always said it

Other than that I don't know