dahling

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noun

darling (imitating a posh or pretentious person)

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Meanings

noundahling (plural dahlings)

plural dahlings

  1. term of addressdarling (imitating a posh or pretentious person)

    (She seems to be saying to her son, “But dahling, if you don’t marry one of these dreary girls, all these frightful yobs will think you’re gay.”)

    2007 June 27, Alastair Macaulay, “How Could There Be Ballet Before the Swans Learned to Dance?”, in New York Times

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APA

dahling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dahling

MLA

“dahling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dahling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dahling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dahling.

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