sonny
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
(used as a term of direct address to express contempt, derision, etc.): No, sonny, you can't park there!
Origin of sonny
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a male given name.
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How to use sonny in a sentence
The most pointed changes to In the Heights are also the most political ones, largely centering on the minor character of sonny.
How In the Heights went from a student musical to one of the summer’s biggest movies | Constance Grady | June 11, 2021 | VoxOnstage, sonny’s radical idealism was sweet, funny, and nonthreatening.
How In the Heights went from a student musical to one of the summer’s biggest movies | Constance Grady | June 11, 2021 | VoxOn suspension from the Clawville Police Department, sonny has been boozing it up and getting by as a private detective operating out of a hotel room.
‘Chicken Police - Paint it RED!’: A dryly-comedic rooster in a trench coat is only half the fun | Christopher Byrd | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostKerry Shale, who voices sonny, delivers an outstanding Humphrey Bogart impersonation.
‘Chicken Police - Paint it RED!’: A dryly-comedic rooster in a trench coat is only half the fun | Christopher Byrd | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostAlthough sonny has been counting down the days until his retirement, he decides to accept the case.
‘Chicken Police - Paint it RED!’: A dryly-comedic rooster in a trench coat is only half the fun | Christopher Byrd | May 21, 2021 | Washington Post
We thought that sonny was inspiring us and he was out there and responding and sweating and playing his tail off.
When Cosby looked up, he saw that sonny Stitt, the famed alto sax player, had joined the bandstand.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius | Mark Whitaker | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe answer to that musical question could well be, “For about 70 years before you were born, sonny!”
Pacino—Dad called him “Al”—played sonny, a desperate guy who robbed a bank in Brooklyn.
The movie was about what happened in the inside of the bank with sonny and the hostages.
sonny Williams, cool as ice behind the business end of a Tommy gun.
"Well, sonny, I hope you will sleep soundly and well after saying your prayers like the goodest of little boys," sneered Hunt.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events | Martha FinleyI discover that everything is Los Angeles in my compartment, with the exception of my cousin and sonny.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie Chaplin"Well, sonny, I wouldn't say but you're about right," he replied at length.
Two Little Travellers | Frances Browne ArthurNo, sonny, religun's fur everybody an' ye kan't thro preachin' bricks ye don't hit somebody.
Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
British Dictionary definitions for sonny
/ (ˈsʌnɪ) /
a familiar or patronizing term of address to a boy or man
Origin of sonny
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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