So, I was thinking about cutesy nicknames...

[conuly]

Not the sort that directly relate to names, just the sort that you can use on anybody.

And I'm thinking - wow, there's a lot of them that are directly related to food.

Cupcake, Cookie, Dumpling, Sweetie, Sugar, Honey, Pumpkin, Peanut... why is that? And why do people tell kids "You're so cute, I could eat you up"? Is cannibalism supposed to be funny? I don't get it.

Anybody willing to list off cutesy nicknames in any language they know? Please? I'm bored. Heck, I'm even tempted to crosspost this.

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[atdelphi.livejournal.com]

A popular one for children in my (French-Canadian) family was "crotte de nez." Which means, er, "booger." Which, I guess, if you're talking about kids, can be something to eat.