snookums

American  

[snook-uhmz] / ˈsnʊk əmz /

noun

Informal.

1. Sometimes Snookums sweetheart (used as a term of endearment, especially facetiously).

   If sunsets are a big deal for your snookums, before-dinner drinks on the Gulf Patio are a must.

   When it was his turn to cook, he came home and said, "Hey, Snookums, let's eat out tonight!”

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Etymology

Origin of snookums

First recorded in 1830–40 as Snookums, a proper name

Example Sentences

"Oh, Dickie!" exclaimed the wearer of the big hat, as she clasped the poodle in her arms, "oo bad 'ittle snookums!"

From Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue in the Sunny South by Hope, Laura Lee