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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(as a term of address) darling (imitating a posh or pretentious person).
(She seems to be saying to her son, “But dahling, if you don’t marry one of these dreary girls, all these frightful yobs will think you’re gay.”)
Use dahling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dahling means (as a term of address) darling (imitating a posh or pretentious person).
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
(She seems to be saying to her son, “But dahling, if you don’t marry one of these dreary girls, all these frightful yobs will think you’re gay.”)
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