hons

noun

Definition of honsnext
plural of hon
as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love I'm so glad you're home, hon

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  1. sweethearts
  2. darlings
  3. boyfriends
Noun
  • The pair were teenage sweethearts and were married for over 50 years.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • John Savage said his grandparents were teenage sweethearts who were married for over 50 years.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • Day Six of Paris Fashion Week featured the city’s fashion darlings in full glory.
    Stixx Mathews, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Extremophiles, or microbes that live in the most seemingly hostile environments, are the darlings of astrobiologists, who study the potential for life beyond Earth.
    quantamagazine.org, quantamagazine.org, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • Half is catching up on personal life (engagements, babies, boyfriends), the other half is venting about work.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The pair, attempting very bad Mancunian accents, argued for a while before finding common ground on their favorite and least favorite Sex in the City boyfriends.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of boyfriends
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“Hons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hons. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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