(used affectionately)

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• affectionately — adv. Affectionately is used with these verbs: ↑call, ↑know, ↑pat, ↑refer …   Collocations dictionary

• affectionately yours — lovingly, yours truly, with love (used at the end of a letter) …   English contemporary dictionary

• girl, old —    Used affectionately to a woman of any age. The ‘old’ refers to friendly familiarity. In The Dream of Fair Women, by Henry Williamson, it is used by an English army officer to his young wife. In The Needle, by Francis King, a brother uses it to …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• Silly sausage — (used affectionately, especially to children) silly person …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• aussie —    Used affectionately by an American speaker to a young Australian woman in War Brides, by Lois Battle. The man occasionally uses the term after he has married the woman concerned and moved with her to live in the USA …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• ‘ippo, old —    Used affectionately to a love partner who is on the large side in Love in Quiet Places, by Bernard Thompson. ‘Ippo’ is clearly meant for hippopotamus, which literally means ‘horse of the water’ …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• British slang — circuBritish slang is English language slang used in the UK. Slang is informal language sometimes peculiar to a particular social class or group and its use in Britain dates back to before the 16th century. The language of slang, in common with… …   Wikipedia

• List of North American football nicknames — This is a list of nicknames in the sports of American football and Canadian football. Players * A Train Mike Alstott, Anthony Thomas * Air McNair Steve McNair * AD (ALL DAY) Adrian Peterson * Automatic Otto Graham * Automatica Martín Gramática *… …   Wikipedia

• St Botolph's Church, Boston — Parish church name = St. Botolph s Church caption = St. Botolph s Church Boston dedication = denomination = Church of England tradition = Broad Church diocese = Lincoln province = Province of York Rector = Reverend Robin Whitehead MA Team Vicar …   Wikipedia

• List of nicknames for sports clubs and stadiums — Sporting clubs are often given nicknames. These may or may not be incorporated into official names or be used by the club. The names of animals or colours are popular. Examples: American FootballPats New England Patriots Fish, Fins Miami Dolphins …   Wikipedia

• dear —    This has been one of the commonest terms of address in English since the thirteenth century. In a count of fifty novels dealing with fairly contemporary life, ‘dear’ used on its own as a friendly term occurred 243 times. There were a further… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address