What does sweetums mean?
Sweetums means Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc..
‘I want more bacon.’ / ‘There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,’ said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. ‘We must feed you up while we’ve got the chance … I don’t like the sound of that school food …’
Use sweetums when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sweetums means Affectionate term of address for a pet, child, etc..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘I want more bacon.’ / ‘There’s more in the frying pan, sweetums,’ said Aunt Petunia, turning misty eyes on her massive son. ‘We must feed you up while we’ve got the chance … I don’t like the sound of that school food …’
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