sonny Jim

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Sunny Jim.

Noun[edit]

sonny Jim (plural sonny Jims)

  1. (British, informal, dated) A familiar or patronising term of address for a male person, especially during a rebuke or correction.
    Synonyms: boyo, laddie, sonny
    • 1978, Hugh Leonard, Da: A Comedy in Two Acts:
      Don't get uppish with me, sonny Jim: you're as dead as he is.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Google ngrams
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