sweetmeat

English

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Etymology

sweet +‎ meat (“food”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈswiːtmiːt/

Noun

sweetmeat (plural sweetmeats)

  1. A sweet delicacy; a confection.
  2. (informal) Sweetheart; darling.
    • 2010, Scott Nicholson, The Gorge:
      “Hey, sweetmeat, where you been?” Farrengalli hollered.

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