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sonny
1[suhn-ee]
noun
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
(used as a term of direct address to express contempt, derision, etc.).
No, sonny, you can't park there!
Sonny
2[suhn-ee]
noun
a male given name.
sonny
/ ˈʌɪ /
noun
a familiar or patronizing term of address to a boy or man
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sonny1
Example Sentences
“She’d sing it in her own way to see if it fits, and she would say, ‘How does that sound, sonny?’
“No thanks, sonny. Have you seen what’s going on ... screen is blank. Newark!”
“So I say, ‘Well sonny boy, when I came to Mexico, you were this high, and I was cooking with your grandmothers.’
“You look like you wanted that one, sonny,” the shopkeeper said pleasantly.
We've seen plenty heartbreaking, gut wrenching misses in our day, sonny boy.
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