# List your terms of endearment . . . I need new ones! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 23, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322 "2003-09-23T14:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rhinostylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@rhinostylee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhinostylee)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/1 "2003-09-23T14:28:47Z")
Hello, I think that my terms of endearment for my girlfriend are getting old, so I’d like to steal some of yours. Here’s what I’ve got so far: She’s my: 1. Angel 2. Princess 3. Baby 4. Babe Im her: 1. Prince 2. Baby 3. Lovebug 4. Snugglebunny 5. Babe I use adjectives such as special, precious, pretty, gorgeous, and beautiful. Sometimes I use those adjectives as terms of endearment on their own. Every now again we call each other “Honey,” but mostly it’s “Baby” or “Babe.” I apologize to all of you that I have just made sick! But some of us are pathetically whipped on their significant others, and right now I fall into that category. What do you call your significant other? ---
**Author:** ![auntie\_em](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/2 "2003-09-23T14:33:03Z")
Pinky. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/3 "2003-09-23T15:22:54Z")
Godzilla. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/4 "2003-09-23T15:33:59Z")
Punk. ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/5 "2003-09-23T15:52:07Z")
I’ve been called : 1. kitten 2. angel 3. bella (beautifil in Italian 4. honey I have called by SO 5. Studmuffin (he loved that) 6. lover 7. Baby 4)Bear ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/6 "2003-09-23T15:59:03Z")
Sir…but then, I have issues. ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/7 "2003-09-23T16:06:01Z")
I used to be her **Chipmunk** and she used to be my **Angel**. Now she’s **That Fucking Bitch That Ruined My Life** and I’m **The Asshole Who Didn’t Understand Her Or Her Needs**. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/8 "2003-09-23T16:07:09Z")
He calls me “love” or “baby”–I call him “honey” or “baby.” Sometimes I’ll call him “darling” in a joking sort of way. For example: “darling, love of my life, fire of my loins… why are your dirty socks on the kitchen table?” ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/9 "2003-09-23T16:40:09Z")
I generally add “head” to everything I call my boyfriend. Sillyhead Punky head Crazy head Cutie head Sexy head And then there are the non “head” ones. Cutie pie hunny bunny And another vote for Punk 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elysian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c77e96/32.png) [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/10 "2003-09-23T16:41:15Z")
He’s the only drop of water in my desert of loooove :o ---
**Author:** ![curlybacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@curlybacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlybacon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/11 "2003-09-23T17:05:37Z")
One that a friend of mine uses and I love is: treacle 😛 ---
**Author:** ![rhinostylee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@rhinostylee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhinostylee)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/12 "2003-09-23T17:37:06Z")
I don’t get “treacle” . . . ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/13 "2003-09-23T17:45:32Z")
Smoochie Face - or often just Smoochie. ---
**Author:** ![SlowMindThinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@SlowMindThinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlowMindThinking)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/14 "2003-09-23T18:27:23Z")
snarflelips ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/15 "2003-09-23T18:33:39Z")
Sugar Bubble Butt Snookums Pie (short for Cutie Pie, Honey Pie, Moose Turd Pie) ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/16 "2003-09-23T18:56:54Z")
I call him: [ul] [li]Pookie.[/li][li]Babe.[/li][li]Sweetie.[/li][li]Jerkwad.[/ul][/li] He calls me: [ul] [li]Babe.[/li][li]Sweetie.[/li][li]Wingnut.[/li]Bitch.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![skittles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@skittles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skittles)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/17 "2003-09-23T20:43:44Z")
Another “Sweetie” user here. I call him Sweetie, he calls me Sweetie - makes it easy to remember! ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/18 "2003-09-23T21:03:33Z")
honeybaby. While it may seem an obvious combination of two terms of endearment, I actually “invented” it when we were watching _And Now for Something Completely Different_. The skit where the guy is interviewing the movie director (IIRC), and kept getting his name wrong–after each attempt I asked my girlfriend if I could call her that. The interviewer asked if he could call the guy “Eddie-baby,” so I asked her if I could call her “honey-baby” and she finally said yes to that one. So there. I’ve heard other people use it though, but I bet not for the same reason. I call my dog meathead, buddy-bear, baby-bear, booger-butt, pig-f\*\*\*\*er, frito-feet, bud, buddy, budders, puppers, and many others I can’t think of at the moment. Many of these won’t work on your girlfriend, but feel to try “frito-feet” sometime 😃 . ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/19 "2003-09-23T21:05:36Z")
Sugarbutt Well, if I had a sweetie I might call him sugarbutt! A particular variant of his/her name that no one else uses. For example, I might let my SDMB sweetie call me Kallie, but slap anyone else who called me that. ---
**Author:** ![Papaveraceae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Papaveraceae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papaveraceae)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322/20 "2003-09-23T21:12:42Z")
baby doll, sugar, honey, angelmine, sweetness, babe, Sex God. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-your-terms-of-endearment-i-need-new-ones/203322.md?page=2)