| Modern term of endearment |
USA Today |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Word that you might use as someone's contact name in your phone |
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| Boo |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2024 |
| Hon |
Universal |
03 Apr 2024 |
| Modern slang for sweetie |
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| Nickname next to a heart emoji, perhaps |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2024 |
| Significant other |
USA Today |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Sweetheart |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2024 |
| Sweetie |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Honey |
New York Times |
28 Jan 2024 |
| Sweetie |
New York Times |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Pet name that sounds like a body of water |
Universal |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Sweetie |
Universal |
08 Jan 2024 |
| Modern sweetie |
USA Today |
05 Jan 2024 |
| Honey |
Universal |
01 Jan 2024 |
| "Sweetie," in modern lingo |
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| Pet name that originated in AAVE |
Universal |
24 Dec 2023 |
| Modern sweetheart |
USA Today |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Modern honey substitute? |
Universal |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Modern love |
New York Times |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Term of endearment |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Darling |
New York Times |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Modern sweetie |
USA Today |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Modern love? |
New York Times |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Sweetie, slangily |
Newsday |
16 Jul 2023 |
| Modern darling |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2023 |
| Sweetie |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jul 2023 |
| Boo |
Universal |
29 Jun 2023 |
| Modern darling |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Modern sweetheart |
USA Today |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Sweetheart |
USA Today |
10 Jun 2023 |
| Sweetheart |
New York Times |
31 May 2023 |
| Significant other |
USA Today |
27 May 2023 |
| Sweetheart, in Gen-Z slang (anagram of "abe") |
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| Term of endearment |
USA Today |
20 May 2023 |
| Modern pet name |
Universal |
14 Apr 2023 |
| Honey |
New York Times |
09 Apr 2023 |
| Sweetie |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2023 |
| Sweetheart, casually |
New York Times |
14 Feb 2023 |
| Snookums |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2023 |
| Romantic boo |
Universal |
10 Feb 2023 |
| Sweetie |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2023 |
| Sweetheart |
Universal |
21 Jan 2023 |
| "Sweetie," in modern lingo |
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| Modern 'my dear' |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2022 |
| Main squeeze |
LA Times Daily |
18 Dec 2022 |
| Hon |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2022 |
| Term of endearment |
USA Today |
02 Dec 2022 |
| Boo |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2022 |
| One's steady, lately |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2022 |
| Term of endearment |
New York Times |
13 Sep 2022 |
| Love of texting? |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2022 |
| Term similar to 'boo' |
USA Today |
31 Aug 2022 |
| Sweetie |
The Washington Post |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Sweetie |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Sweets |
The Washington Post |
09 Jun 2022 |
| Sweets |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2022 |
| Term of endearment |
New York Times |
02 May 2022 |
| Honeybunny |
LA Times Daily |
18 Apr 2022 |
| Honeybunny |
The Washington Post |
18 Apr 2022 |
| One inspiring PDAs |
LA Times Daily |
17 Apr 2022 |
| One inspiring PDAs |
The Washington Post |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Sweetie |
Universal |
10 Apr 2022 |
| Sweetie |
New York Times |
23 Jan 2022 |
| Main squeeze, in modern lingo |
LA Times Daily |
08 Jan 2022 |
| Sweetie |
Universal |
04 Jan 2022 |
| Honey |
Universal |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Sweetie |
USA Today |
07 Dec 2021 |
| Recipient of heart emojis, maybe |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2021 |
| Sweetie, slangily |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Nov 2021 |
| Significant other |
USA Today |
15 Nov 2021 |
| Sweetie, slangily |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Nov 2021 |
| Main squeeze, in modern lingo |
New York Times |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Gen-Z sweetheart |
LA Times Daily |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Gen-Z sweetheart |
The Washington Post |
13 Oct 2021 |
| Sweetie, slangily |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Oct 2021 |
| Sweetie |
Universal |
25 Sep 2021 |
| Slangy "sweetie" |
Premier Sunday |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Sweetie, in modern lingo |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jul 2021 |
| Sweetie, in modern lingo |
The Washington Post |
29 Jul 2021 |
| Honey |
Universal |
12 Jul 2021 |
| Hon |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2021 |
| Honey |
USA Today |
29 May 2021 |
| Latter-day sweetie |
Newsday |
16 May 2021 |
| Sweetie |
New York Times |
07 May 2021 |
| Main squeeze |
USA Today |
07 May 2021 |
| Modern pet name |
New York Times |
12 Apr 2021 |
| Term of endearment |
USA Today |
22 Mar 2021 |
| Sweetheart |
Universal |
28 Feb 2021 |
| Sweetheart |
USA Today |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Modern honey |
LA Times Daily |
15 Feb 2021 |
| Modern honey |
The Washington Post |
15 Feb 2021 |
| Modern sweetie |
USA Today |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Sweetie, in slang |
The Washington Post |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Sweetie, in slang |
LA Times Daily |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Sweetheart, in slang |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Honey |
Universal |
05 Jan 2021 |
| Main squeeze, in modern lingo |
New York Times |
10 Dec 2020 |
| Sweetie |
Universal |
02 Nov 2020 |
| Modern pet name |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Oct 2020 |
| Sweetheart, in Gen Z lingo |
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| Honey, in slang |
The Washington Post |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Honey, in slang |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Modern sweetie |
The Washington Post |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Modern sweetie |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Modern term of endearment |
New York Times |
17 Aug 2020 |
| Sweetie, in recent slang |
The Washington Post |
16 Jul 2020 |
| Sweetie, in recent slang |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jul 2020 |
| "Sweetheart," in modern slang |
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| "Sweetheart," in modern lingo |
|
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| Main squeeze, in slang |
The Washington Post |
29 Jun 2020 |
| Main squeeze, in slang |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jun 2020 |
| Sweetie |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jun 2020 |
| Slangy sweetheart |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Jun 2020 |
| Slangy pet name |
Universal |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Modern steady |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Modern steady |
The Washington Post |
06 Jun 2020 |
| Significant other |
USA Today |
28 May 2020 |
| Special someone, in modern slang |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Apr 2020 |
| Modern sweetie |
New York Times |
12 Sep 2019 |
| Honey |
New York Times |
06 Sep 2019 |
| Slangy 'sweetheart' |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2019 |
| Sweetie, in modern lingo |
Premier Sunday |
14 Jul 2019 |
| Sweetie, to Generation Z |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2019 |
| 'Come Get It ___' (2014 Pharrell Williams single) |
Jonesin |
04 Jun 2019 |
| Sweetheart |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Apr 2019 |
| Main squeeze, modernly |
New York Times |
01 Apr 2019 |
| Sweetheart, in modern slang |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2019 |
| Sweetheart, in slang |
Universal |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Sweetie, in slang |
|
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| Sweetie, to Generation Z |
|
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| Sweetheart |
|
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| Sweetheart, in slang |
|
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| Sweetheart, in modern slang |
|
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| Slangy "sweetheart" |
|
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| Modern sweetie |
|
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| Main squeeze, modernly |
|
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| Honey |
|
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| Sweetheart, in modern lingo |
New York Times |
10 Oct 2018 |
| Main squeeze, slangily |
The Washington Post |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Main squeeze, slangily |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Sweetie, modernly |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Aug 2018 |
| Internet sensation "Salt ___" whose salt sprinkling video went viral |
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| Sweetheart, casually |
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| Honey, in slang |
|
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| Main squeeze, slangily |
|
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| Sweetie, slangily |
|
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| Sweetie, modernly |
|
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| Sweetheart, in modern lingo |
|
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| Sweetheart, in slang |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2017 |
| Hon, modern-style |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2017 |
| Affectionate term for a girlfriend/boyfriend |
|
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| Slangy 'sweetie' |
New York Times |
03 Apr 2017 |
| Informal alternative to "Dear" or "Baby" |
|
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| Main squeeze, in modern lingo |
|
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| Hon, modern-style |
|
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| Sweetheart, in slang |
|
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| Slangy "sweetie" |
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| Word for your valentine |
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