Does ‘sugarplum’ have the meaning of ‘honey’ or ‘sweetie’?
2013年9月16日 · The use of sugar plum to mean honey or sweetie is common in popular music. For example, Ike Clanton had a minor hit in 1962 with a song called "Sugar Plum." The Collins …
meaning - Origin of "Plumb" to mean "absolutely" - English …
2011年6月15日 · Meaning "something desirable" is first recorded 1780, probably in ref. to the sugar-rich bits of a plum pudding, etc. Some of the OED references seem to be examples of …
Why are "sugar" and "sure" pronounced with an SH?
Sugar, sure and sumac are the only three in Modern English, but historically there were others. In the sixteenth century a phonetic change of sy- to sh- was attested (in the shape of sh- …
expressions - Origin and meaning of "You catch more flies with …
I risk confusing the jadarnel with this aside, but a funny observation has been made that you actually attract more fruit flies with vinegar than honey, because the acetic acid in vinegar …
etymology - "Pretty please with sugar on top" - English Language ...
2021年11月26日 · But my guess is that “with sugar on top” actually arose much earlier, at least by the 1950s. While sprinkling sugar on food has a long history, it was in the 1950s when ready …
Using "dear", "darling", or "honey" to address a friend
In the American South, it’s quite common for women to address total strangers, as honey, sugar, baby, etc. (On TV, black men do too, but I haven’t observed this first-hand. It might be fiction.) …
What is the "fundamental" difference between ‘search’ and ‘seek’?
2015年11月6日 · Sugar Man / Bobby Fischer; seek is better than search for in the following cases because they plainly need not entail a physical search, i.e., you can seek any of these from …
Opposite of "Sugar Daddy": A young person supporting an older …
2015年9月21日 · I have done quite a bit of searching, no result. Is there a term for the young equivalent of a "Sugar Daddy/Momma"? Not a "Sugar Baby", but a young person who does …
"Rounded", "heaping" and other types of teaspoon (fuls)?
2012年3月1日 · 1 rounded tsp means you scoop a spoonful of sugar, and let it form a small pile above the top of the spoon. It is inherently less precise than a level teaspoon. 1 heaping tsp …
word choice - When should we use "and" and/or "and/or"?
There is no official English: English is what its speakers make of it. That said, and/or is terrible English. It should be avoided, and people who use it should be made fun of.