Terms of Endearment for Loved Ones (human, animal, plant) that make no sense...

[A-Schwarzenegger]

I just called my cat "Fussbudget." What the heck?

[MorningGlow]

1. I call my son Pookie

I have no idea why. Or where it came from. Or whether he'll kill me once he gets a teensy bit older (he's 6).

[redwitch]

17. I used to call my now 23 year old pookie.

:-) It's a mom/son thing?????

[Chan790]

2. My married best friends...

affectionately refer to each other by terms of endearment that I'd punch someone out for calling me. Things I can't post on DU without offending people and churning stomachs. Generally, we're talking sexual grotesqueries and profane acts not out of place in the writings of de Sade.

[Chan790]

3. I went to college with a kid from Missouri named Peter...

that everybody including his professors called Pip. To this day, I don't know why Pip was Pip though the allusion is that it's a reference to the blonde, Cartman-annoying Brit-accented South Park character.

Pete's hair is dishwater-brown FYI.

[nuxvomica]

4. That is very weird because...

I sometimes call my cats by the embarrassingly stupid endearment "fun bunch". What is it about the "fuh-buh" sound?

[A-Schwarzenegger]

13. Fuh-buh must be a mystical chord.

There must be some explanation like that
because my cat is nothing like a fussbudget
& in fact his hobby is minding his own business.

[distantearlywarning]

5. In our house, the highest term of endearment is "Booger".

My husband and I regularly refer to one another that way. We also used to call our favorite cat (before he passed away) "Booger", so much so that he thought that was his name. :)

Another favorite around here is "Stinky".

[Lindsey]

6. This is the strangest Term of endearment that I've ever had with

a girlfriend (we're lesbians). I have no idea how we came up with it. We're still friends and still use it:

Poo Poo Head!

(We both have really quirky senses of humors):rofl:

[Moondog]

7. My favorite -

the French endearment - mon petit chou - my little cabbage.

What the hell is up with that?

[nytemare]

10. I love that one.

Sometimes, they even say cabbage cabbage.

Mon petit chou chou.

So cute.

[Glassunion]

8. I call my wife

"Love"... Don't know why. Just feels right.

Call the cat "Crash".

[WolverineDG]

9. I call one of my cats "Bossy Pants"

because she's a bossy little thing. If she doesn't get what she wants (like cuddling with another cat), she crabs at the other cat & nags at them until she gets what she wants. :eyes:

dg

[tk2kewl]

11. my wife = egg

[Kali]

12. dog named DumbAss

call husband Old Man or Geez
call 24 year old 6 foot 4 son Boy

[LaurenG]

14. I call my husband Grizz

but it's part of his name.

[Fleshdancer]

15. daughter = chicken butt

My dad use to call me "sugar pie pooh face". He swore it was "Pooh" as in Winnie the Pooh. I hope he didn't lie to me, lol.

[Sugarcoated]

16. We were friends with a married couple

before they broke up, he used to call his wife "slammer", or sometimes with a wet lispy voice "schlammer"

[Bertha Venation]

18. I think how Rat Face got her name can fall into the category of

terms of endearment

She was one of a litter we were fostering. Her given name was Miranda. I was trying really hard not to fall in love with her, because we have too god-damned many cats and didn't need another one. So I started calling her "rat face" -- to give myself the impression that she was a less-than-desireable pet.

BAH! Long story short, Rat Face is well-known to many DUers as one of my most beloved cats.

[Bossy Monkey]

19. When I call the kitty Pooh, I try to be sure to include the silent H n/t

[Hell Hath No Fury]

20. I call my cat Junior --

Scoobylicous Scooby Snack or sometimes Snicker Snack -- I also kiss him on his head and tell him he is delicious! :D

[supernova]

21. We have several

SO = Love Monkey

Me = Pookie

Ziggy Stardust the grey cat (youngest) = sometimes just Ziggs or Boo Boo.

Nancy (Tortie and Ziggy's mom) = Leather Girl because she likes to play hard. rough.

Sid (big orange tabby, Ziggy's dad) = Big Mook

[Rob H.]

22. I call my cat lots of different things

Her name is Summer but I call her "honeybun" or "sugar pop" on a regular basis. Yes, I'm a crazy cat laddie. :blush:

[Ellipsis]

23. I'm in the midst of "Growl Wars 2010"

Picked up another female and apparently I am the offical DMZ on the bed. One on one side, one on the other, me in the middle... which can be amusing but not at 4:00 am.

Maggie= Magget or Maggeta

Adeline(the new hire) is the butthead ... well cuz she does.

[applegrove]

24. Sammie Sosa, Monter are two of my cats.

[soleiri]

25. So many

I call my boys Monkeybutts, poo bunny boo bears, stinkpots.
My youngest I call Niko piko, nikofly, etc
My oldest I call super duper (his name) pooper.