sonny
noun
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
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sonny
1 American
[suhn-ee]
/ ˈsʌn i /
noun
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sonnies
plural
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little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
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(used as a term of direct address to express contempt, derision, etc.).
No, sonny, you can't park there!
Sonny
2
American
[suhn-ee]
/ ˈsʌn i /
noun
sonny
British
/ ˈsʌnɪ /
noun
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It’s not like, ‘Hey get off my lawn, and baseball was better when I was a kid, sonny.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2018
We need to save Mako big Joe and big Sam for the vital last 25 mins. look at NZ today sonny Bill and Barrett won them the game.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2015
The obvious reply for Darling would have been along the lines of: while you've been watching I've been doing it, sonny.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2010
Sony was meant to appeal to Americans--a nod to "sonny boy," which was a phrase that was popular in Japan during the 1950s.
From Inc ● Mar. 24, 2010
“Better eat that, sonny boy. Supplies are limited and we may be here a long, long time.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
JapanLA was auctioning the rarest Sonny Angels for hundreds of dollars, and that started bothering some fans of the fat little collectibles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
JapanLA had unique access to the suddenly popular toys, as it had stocked Sonny Angels for 15 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Collectibles have become a major trend of social-driven e-commerce, with everything from Sonny Angels to Smiskis to Monchichis to Labubus all having their moment in the TikTok Shop sun.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
About 80,000 people are expected to attend and will watch acts including Calvin Harris, Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia and Sonny Fodera.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
I’ve got texts from Sonny and Malik that I delete.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
“Well, my sonnies, there’ll be a good strong party looking at us to-day as we go along.”
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
Well, we be near 'ome, sonnies," said the captain, "after a safe journey.
From The Birthright by Joseph Hocking
So work away, my sonnies, and give us more surprises of this sort as often as you like.'
From Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott
But for a quire to lose the treble, why, my sonnies, you may so well lose your .
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
My sonnies, I’ve got the very white trousers that I wore, at home in box now.
From Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school by Thomas Hardy
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