Definitions
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- noun
darling (imitating a posh or pretentious person)
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Examples
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As for getting through books, well that, dahling, is just years of intense and dedicated practice.
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And then as if that wasn’t all high faluttin’ enough I was off out to the theatre again dahling!
One of these days… 2003
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You know how in pretty much every sitcom ever produced, there's always one episode where the lead character gets an acting gig and "goes Hollywood", suddenly wearing shades, calling everyone "dahling" and generally being a jerk until their big break bottoms out and they learn an important lesson about humility?
The What If? Top 5: What If Spider-Man Had Never Become A Crimefighter? Brian Hughes 2007
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You know how in pretty much every sitcom ever produced, there's always one episode where the lead character gets an acting gig and "goes Hollywood", suddenly wearing shades, calling everyone "dahling" and generally being a jerk until their big break bottoms out and they learn an important lesson about humility?
Archive 2007-07-01 Brian Hughes 2007
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Huffington Post, is prominently represented here as the thinly disguised Bianca Stefani, who calls everybody "dahling" and has only one abiding passion: "Her own notoriety."
The Guardian World News Ed Pilkington 2011
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Huffington Post, is prominently represented here as the thinly disguised Bianca Stefani, who calls everybody "dahling" and has only one abiding passion: "Her own notoriety."
The Guardian World News Ed Pilkington 2011
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Tallulah Bankhead, the sandpaper-voiced actress who pronounced darling "dahling" and threw in a few extra syllables to boot, made only about a dozen movies, a number of them silent.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID BELCHER 2010
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Tallulah Bankhead, the sandpaper-voiced actress who pronounced darling "dahling" and threw in a few extra syllables to boot, made only about a dozen movies, a number of them silent.
NYT > Home Page By DAVID BELCHER 2010
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It definitely would have been mind-bending, dahling.
Tracey's disturbing words gets Saskatchewan's Sexiest Blogger nominated for Blogging Award Tyler 2009
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She was a regular on the television special and game show circuit, always with her trademark accent and endearment "dahling."
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