Meanings
nounhoney chile (plural honey chillun)
plural honey chillun
- Southern USAfrican-American VernacularA sweetheart, a darling.
Origin
See chile (“a regional form of child”).
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honey chile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20chile
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“honey chile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20chile. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honey chile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey%20chile.
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