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Pet names...and a contest!
Pet names are something I tend to struggle with. Either an endearment sounds right spilling out of a characters lips or it doesn’t. Sometimes “baby” and “honey” just don’t cut it. Could you imagine calling someone who’s seven feet tall, “baby”?
Me neither. That just sounds goofy to me.
More than once I’ve read a great book that was ruined by a silly pet name that threw me right out of the story every time I read it.
So, here’s the deal for this rainy Friday morning: Leave me a comment with your favorite pet name, or the worst endearment you’ve ever heard, and I’ll enter you to win a free book. Whoever’s pet name I decide to use in my current work in progress will win a free autographed copy of my latest print release, Shameful. The winner of the worst endearment ever will win a digital copy of Shameful.
I’ll even get the ball rolling for you all. My favorite pet name is “darlin”. It’s actually what Shame calls Gail in Shameful. Darlin’ always makes me think of a slow southern drawl and hot summer nights. The worst is “dearling”. It reminds me of little old ladies, for some reason. Nothing like picturing your grandma to throw you right out of a intimate scene. :)
Hi Amanda!
My favorite is “ hot chick” and the worse is “pookie” when it’s referring to the man, it just sounds ridiculous :)
Joy
The absolute worst pet name I’ve ever heard was “cosmic cupcake!” I’ve always liked “sweetheart” the best!
Hi. OK, mine is strange but I love it. My hubby calls me wench. I know, many cringe at that, but I am “his” wench. The one I hate is another strange one, but funny: honey. Mainly because my grandpa used to say “don’t call me honey, that’s bee shit.” I always think that when someone says honey. =)
Drea
I think my favorite is darling or honey. baby annoys me its like i am not a baby nor do i want that refrence in a sexy way ewww LOL.
All the ones mentioned are on my yuck list, but I’ll add another. Sweetie.
I like mon couer, it’s French and means my heart, same goes for mi corazon, Spanish for my heart. I also think cuteness is not too bad and I don’t mind being called gorgeous. I also like bella.
I despise baby girl and would want to be called schmoopy or snookums. Also, sugar britches is another I wouldn’t want to be called, but it is funny!
Deidre
Ok***since forever my family has called me Booboo. Yogi bears best friend!! My sisters kids call me Aunt Boo. My kids laugh everytime they hear it!! So it is now Boo. Hey Boo, Hows it going Boo. You get the idea!! LOL
My Aunt took it farther when I was little (remember this is the 70’s we are talking about) She called me Tara too too. And still does!! There was a song that had a phrase “don’t mess with my too too….” That has always stuck with her!!
My husband’s pet name for me is little pup or for short pup.
So there you have it
Boo Boo or Boo
Too Too
and
Pup
I like pet names that have a story behind them. Not ones that you use for everybody
HUGS
Tara
the worst of the worst was Muffie !
the worst for me has to be “my little butterball”. He would say because i’m all round and small that he could wrap my arms all around me and still not get enough. the sweetest and never heard from present boyfriend is “My angel”. It may be corny but the one time i heard it the saying sounded so beautiful.
Melinda
I call my hubby: bun (short for hunna bunna which was short for hunny bunny) :)
I like to be called princess, but usually my hubby says that mockingly, so maybe that’s no good. LOL
I have a friend with older parents. Her father always refers to his wife as “his flower” which I think is kinda sweet, too.
Well my significant other calls me several things and I don’t have a problem with any of them.
Love
Beautiful
Gorgeous
Sweetie
Sweetheart
Well, I always alternate between Sweetie and Honey with my hubby… it gets funny when I change my mind after I start and it comes out Sonny… ;) My fav to use with me is Kitten… I just like the idea, makes me feel small and cute and pettable…
Mostly I agree, the wrong pet name can totally throw me out of the scene, and they are better if they are personal.
Hi Amanda,
I call my husband honey, and vise versa. My favorite in a book is sweetheart. I also like love, my heart, and several others. My least favorite was sweeting, that was in a book I just recently read and it caused me to pause everytime it came up.
I’m with you on the darlin’ I always think sexy southern hunk when I read it. The worst one? Hmmm…how about snookums? That would drive me nuts if I had to keep reading it in a story. My hubby calls me squingie, but thats a play off of my real name, so I think it’s kinda cute cause it’s only for me.
And I already have Shameful in digital and print, so leave me out of the contest. I just wanted to stop by and say hi!
You all are coming up with some great suggestions, and some cringe-worthy bad ones. ;) I’m having a ball reading all of them.
oh wait…I just remembered one that makes my knees melt every time I read it. A’gara or A’gahra depending on how you spell it. It’s gaelic for my love. The first time I read it was in Nora Roberts Jewels of the Sun. I instantly fell in love with Aiden!
Michelle
My husband calls me “woman”.
I knew someone who used Poochkins, sounds more appropriate for your pet poodle or dog, lol
I think my favorite one that my current man always call me, which is “Angel eyes”. The worst pet name anybody called was one my ex and he used call me “sugar butt”. I used get SO embarrassed when he used say that front people (I guess that’s why he is my ex-boyfriend…LOL)
I definitely agree that some of my favorite all time pet names in books have been ones in a foreign language relating to the hero’s ancestry – so if your hero is foreign, that would be a great idea!
A funny one that my husband says sometimes is “sugar pussy”
I recently read a book where the hero used “shug” (shortened form of “sugar”) and it seemed to distract from the flow of the book.
A bad one: “love munchkin”
A good one: “beautiful” (girl) “handsome” (guy)
Okay. It’s about 8pm EST, so I feel comfortable choosing a couple of winners now.
The winner of an autographed copy of Shameful is… Karen C. Handsome would work well for my character, I think. He had some self-esteem issues, so it would be a good fit.
The winner of a digital copy of Shameful is…Deanne, for the worst endearment. Sweeting actually made me cringe.
If Karen C. and Deanne would email me at AmandaYoungSays @ aol.com (remove the spaces) I would appreciate it.
A big thanks to everyone who shared their pet name ideas. It’s been fun looking them over. :)
Well, I am trying to remember what I like to hear and crack up when I used to be called “Babe” I’m 6’6” and weigh out at 230. “Babe” just some how didn’t fit me. I guess my favorite pet name that I would use is “Sweetie” for true affection “Sugar” would be a close 2nd. My least favorite pet name would be “Sweet Lips.”