sonny
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sonny (plural sonnies)
- (dated) A familiar form of address for a boy. [1833[1]]
- (colloquial, dated, derogatory) Form of address to a boy or man, to express contempt, warning etc. [1852[1]]
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a familiar form of address for a boy
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “sonny”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.