sonny
IPA: sˈʌni
noun
- (dated) A familiar form of address for a boy.
- (colloquial, dated, derogatory) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc.
- A nickname for a male child.
- A male given name from English.
- A diminutive of the female given name Sonia.
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Examples of "sonny" in Sentences
- "sonny" did not make the oldest Bunker feel dignified at all.
- "Don't you mess with grandpa, sonny" (Thanks, Carlo Longino!)
- "Great Scott, Dan!" and the "sonny" addressed stared at him in perplexity,
- "No, sonny, no!" said Aunt Melvy, to whom all men were "sonny" until they died of old age.
- It is evident that the only person feeling "uncomfortable" with this story is, er, you, 'sonny' ;
- "Dr. Floyd Peterson, Mrs. Thompson," he replied, "and at forty-six years of age, I deeply thank you for that 'sonny'."
- Maybe Babs will call her sonny boy and tell him to bounce these bullies, and try his hand at it for the last two years.
- He was about to repeat the "sonny" that had grated a little on Ned's sense of the proprieties but he stopped short -- and added: "Have you a card, Mr. --?"
- It looked like a video game. jason B anybody else reminded of 'sonny' from i, robot? i mean that as a compliment as i loved that film. their movements are very similar. tremor
- And yes, if that means flooding the airwaves with real life tragic stories about how the HMO's actually Did kill Granny/Gramps & sis & sonny, we should raise the moola for it.
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