sonny Jim en · NOUN
Etymology
Probably from Sunny Jim.
Meanings
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(UK, dated, informal) A familiar or patronising term of address for a male person, especially during a rebuke or correction.
Don't get uppish with me, sonny Jim: you're as dead as he is.
1978, Hugh Leonard, Da: A Comedy in Two Acts:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Jim | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sonny Jims | Number=Plur | lexicographic |