Terms of Endearment

English usage for flirting, SMS, Chat rooms, ICQ, Paltalk, and other instant messengers

flirt v. & n. 7. To play at courtship; to practise coquetry; Oxford English Dictionary. Ed. J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989.

Term	Used for (Male/Female/Both)	Comment
amoroso	M	- - - -
angel-face	F	- - - -
angel-puss	F	- - - -
angel	F	- - - -
apricot	B	- - - -
babe	F	- - - -
baby-cakes	F	- - - -
baby-doll	F	- - - -
baby-face	B	- - - -
baby-girl	F	- - - -
baby	B	- - - -
babykins	F	- - - -
beard-splitter	M	Caution
beau	M	- - - -
beautitful	B	- - - -
best-girl	F	- - - -
big-boy	M	- - - -
big-daddy-yum-yum	M	- - - -
big-love	M	- - - -
bird	F	- - - -
blossom	F	- - - -
boo	B	- - - -
boyfriend	M	- - - -
bubby	M	- - - -
bugsy	B	- - - -
bumpkin	M	- - - -
bunny	F	- - - -
buttercup	F	- - - -
button	F	- - - -
caballero	M	- - - -
casanova	M	- - - -
cavalier	M	- - - -
centerfold	F	- - - -
charlatan	M	- - - -
charming	M	- - - -
cherub	B	- - - -
chick	F	- - - -
chickabiddy	F	- - - -
clam-digger	M	Caution, explicitly suggestive
cloth-ears	M	- - - -
cocksman	M	Caution, explicity suggestive
con-Juan	M	- - - -
cowboy	M	- - - -
crumpet	F	- - - -
cuddle-bear	M	- - - -
cuddles	B	- - - -
cuddly-wuddly	B	- - - -
cupcake	F	- - - -
cute-chick	F	- - - -
cutesy-pie	F	- - - -
cutie-patootie	M	- - - -
cutie-pie	B	- - - -
cutie	B	- - - -
daddy-mack	M	- - - -
daddy	M	- - - -
dahlin	B	- - - -
darling	B	- - - -
dazzler	B	- - - -
dear-one	B	- - - -
dear	B	- - - -
dearie	B	- - - -
deary	B	- - - -
dish	F	- - - -
doll-baby	B	- - - -
doll-face	F	- - - -
doll	F	- - - -
dolly-boy	M	- - - -
doodle-bug	B	- - - -
dream-girl	F	- - - -
dream	B	- - - -
dreamboat	B	- - - -
duchess	F	- - - -
duck	F	- - - -
duckling	F	- - - -
ducks	B	- - - -
ducky	B	- - - -
dumpling	B	- - - -
esquire	M	- - - -
fellow	M	- - - -
fetcher	B	- - - -
flame	B	- - - -
fruitcake	B	Caution
gallant	M	- - - -
girl	F	- - - -
girlfriend	F	- - - -
glitter-bug	B	- - - -
goodlooker	B	- - - -
gorgeous	B	- - - -
gum-drop	B	- - - -
heart	B	- - - -
heartthrob	B	- - - -
hon	B	- - - -
honey-bun	B	- - - -
honey-bunch	B	- - - -
honey-bunny	B	- - - -
honey-pie	B	- - - -
honey-toast	B	- - - -
honey	B	- - - -
hot-stuff	B	- - - -
hottie	F	- - - -
hunk	M	- - - -
inamorato	M	- - - -
kitten	F	Caution
knight-in-shining-armor	M	- - - -
knockout	B	- - - -
kool-aid	M	- - - -
ladies-man	M	- - - -
lady-bug	F	- - - -
lady-killer	M	- - - -
lady-love	F	- - - -
lamb	B	- - - -
lambey-pie	B	- - - -
lambkin	B	- - - -
little-diddle	M	Caution
little-dove	F	- - - -
looker	B	- - - -
lothario	M	- - - -
love-bug	B	- - - -
love-maker	B	- - - -
love-muffin	F	- - - -
love	B	- - - -
lover-boy	M	- - - -
lover	B	- - - -
lovey-dovey	B	- - - -
magic-princess	F	- - - -
main-squeeze	F	- - - -
man	M	- - - -
muffin	F	- - - -
muggles	B	- - - -
munchkin	B	- - - -
muppet	B	- - - -
old-lady	F	Caution
old-man	M	Caution
patootie	B	- - - -
peach	B	- - - -
peaches	B	- - - -
pet	B	- - - -
petal	F	- - - -
petkins	B	- - - -
pinup-girl	F	- - - -
pinup	B	- - - -
pookie	B	- - - -
poopsy-woopsy	B	- - - -
poopsy	F	- - - -
poppet	F	- - - -
precious	B	- - - -
prince-charming	M	- - - -
prince	M	- - - -
princess	F	- - - -
puddin'	B	- - - -
puddlepooper	B	- - - -
pumpkin	B	- - - -
pussy-cakes	F	Caution
pussy-cat	F	- - - -
rag-beggar	B	Caution
raving-beauty	F	- - - -
romeo	M	- - - -
rumpy-diddle	M	Caution
schatzi	F	- - - -
schnooky lumps	M	- - - -
seducer	M	- - - -
sex-kitten	F	Caution
shabookadook	B	- - - -
sheik	M	- - - -
shmoopsie-poo	M	Caution
shnoodle-bum	B	- - - -
slick-chick	F	- - - -
snicker-doodle	B	- - - -
snookums	B	- - - -
snooky	B	- - - -
snuggle-bear	M	- - - -
snuggle-bunny	B	- - - -
snuggles	B	- - - -
sparkles	F	- - - -
sparky	M	- - - -
spunkie	M	- - - -
squidgy	F	- - - -
squire	M	- - - -
star-sweeper	M	- - - -
stud	M	- - - -
studley-do-right	M	- - - -
stunner	F	- - - -
sugar-booger	B	- - - -
sugar-britches	F	- - - -
sugar-bun	B	- - - -
sugar-daddy	M	- - - -
sugar-lips	F	- - - -
sugar-smacks	F	- - - -
sugar	B	- - - -
sunshine	B	- - - -
sweet-cheeks	F	- - - -
sweet-heart	B	- - - -
sweet-pea	B	- - - -
sweet-thing	B	- - - -
sweetie-pie	B	- - - -
sweetie	B	- - - -
sweetkins	B	- - - -
sweets	B	- - - -
teddy	M	- - - -
ten	F	- - - -
tootles	B	- - - -
tootsie-pie	F	- - - -
tootsie-wootsy	F	- - - -
tootsie	F	- - - -
twinkles	F	- - - -
winky-dink	M	- - - -
woman	F	- - - -
young-man	M	- - - -

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