sonny
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“So I say, ‘Well sonny boy, when I came to Mexico, you were this high, and I was cooking with your grandmothers.’
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2020
“Come, sonny boy!” he heard her whisper, and with a smile he let go.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2016
Sony was meant to appeal to Americans--a nod to "sonny boy," which was a phrase that was popular in Japan during the 1950s.
From Inc ● Mar. 24, 2010
You'll have to wait until half-time for that sonny!
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2010
The man behind the bar says,Yeah, sonny, whaddya want?
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
"Pull starboard, sonnies," sang out old Captain Dear, his grey chin whiskers bristling with joy in the light of the round lantern which he held aloft.
From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Gibbons, Floyd
Ladies, left hand to yer sonnies; Alaman; grand right an' left; Balance all an' swing yer honies — Pick 'em up an' feel their heft.
From Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by Lomax, John Avery
But I was out-talked, sonnies, as has happened to me by my own wife, time and time agen.
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley
He says this, sonnies, loud and clear: 'Tell me this,' he says, 'how do they keep the crows off the wheat when you fellers comes to town?'
From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley
"Spoasing you go out, Bill and Sam, my sonnies," said Cap'n Jack.
From The Birthright by Hocking, Joseph
