endearment
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It could be a term of endearment from friends, because I grew up being friends with a lot of skater kids that would call each other “the worst.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
“What may be a term of endearment in one context can be perceived differently in another.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
He spoke about his grandmother, who he called "Mawmaw" – which he noted was a term of endearment in the Appalachian community he hails from.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
It could be a term of endearment, people saying that they love you for your Blackness, or it could be an insult and an attack.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024
My dad uses his favorite term of endearment for my mom—my soul, my life—and pats the air with his palm down, a quieting gesture.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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