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单词 sonny
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Definition of sonny in English:

sonny

noun ˈsʌniˈsəni
informal
  • 1Used by an older person as a familiar form of address for a young boy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You run along, sonny, and keep those thoughts to yourself.
    • The Stern company has been making pinball machines in Illinois since before you were around, sonny, and they still do today.
    • Lay a finger on grandma's pocket book, sonny, and you can kiss your political career goodbye.
    • You're in America now, sonny, so get your apple-bobbing face on.
    • Anyway, just as we were leaving the Moor, their attention was diverted just long enough for a lovely couple to come up to me and say, ‘Here, sonny, would you like this goldfish?’
    1. 1.1 Used as a humorous or patronizing way of addressing a man.
      look, sonny Jim, that's all I can tell you
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Gonzo smiled to himself, ‘I'm usually the one who calls people sonny.’
      • And all he said was, with teasing smile - but he was dead serious, ‘It's sir to you, sonny.’
      • And I knew from the tone of his voice, what he meant was, ‘if you're thinking of nicking a copy of Fiesta you better think again sonny.’
      • If we asked about it (pressure control) they told us ‘you don't have to worry about that sonny.’
      • ‘That means nothing here, sonny,’ hospital staff overheard a desk nurse say to the Australian Federal Police officer who had demanded they be allowed to pass.

Rhymes

bunny, dunny, funny, gunny, honey, money, runny, sunny, tunny
 
 

Definition of sonny in US English:

sonny

nounˈsəniˈsənē
informal
  • 1Used by an older person as a familiar form of address for a young boy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lay a finger on grandma's pocket book, sonny, and you can kiss your political career goodbye.
    • You're in America now, sonny, so get your apple-bobbing face on.
    • Anyway, just as we were leaving the Moor, their attention was diverted just long enough for a lovely couple to come up to me and say, ‘Here, sonny, would you like this goldfish?’
    • You run along, sonny, and keep those thoughts to yourself.
    • The Stern company has been making pinball machines in Illinois since before you were around, sonny, and they still do today.
    1. 1.1 Used as a humorous or patronizing way of addressing a man.
      look, sonny, that's all I can tell you
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If we asked about it (pressure control) they told us ‘you don't have to worry about that sonny.’
      • And all he said was, with teasing smile - but he was dead serious, ‘It's sir to you, sonny.’
      • And I knew from the tone of his voice, what he meant was, ‘if you're thinking of nicking a copy of Fiesta you better think again sonny.’
      • ‘That means nothing here, sonny,’ hospital staff overheard a desk nurse say to the Australian Federal Police officer who had demanded they be allowed to pass.
      • Gonzo smiled to himself, ‘I'm usually the one who calls people sonny.’
 
 
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