snookums

[ snook-uhmz ]

nounInformal.
  1. Sometimes Snook·ums . sweetheart (used as a term of endearment, especially facetiously): If sunsets are a big deal for your snookums, before-dinner drinks on the Gulf Patio are a must.When it was his turn to cook, he came home and said, "Hey, Snookums, let's eat out tonight!”

Origin of snookums

1
First recorded in 1830–40 as Snookums, a proper name

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