Terms of endearment

[Rusty]

Un enigma, sin duda.

[Iris]

Well, you know, the words are the easy part...

[Elaina]

Hay personas que usan esos términos muy liberal....a todo mundo le dicen cariño, o mi'ja or mi'jo, mi cielo, mi amor, etc., sin que uno lo sea. Me ha pasado que cuando voy a la estilista se refiere a mi asi: hola cariño.....

Creo que cualquier palabra puede ser "term of endearment" dependiendo el tono de voz.

Elaina

[Tomisimo]

I've heard/used all of the above. The best one though, was one I heard on the streets of Mexico City, a man called his wife "boloquito mío".

[Iris]

Does boloquito mean anything? Apart from being a term of endearment?

[sosia]

we spoke about "names of endearment" 5 months ago
http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=920
I also say "mi sol"
saludos

[poli]

Originally Posted by Rusty

carito, carita, mijo, mija, miel, mielcito, corazón, mi vida, mi reina, cielo, cielito, preciosa, princesa, guapa, guapo, bichito(cuidado), bichita, amor, amorcito, gordita, gordito, querida, querido

As usual there is a regional taboo here. The word bicho is not a all polite
in the Northeastern United States due to the millions of Puerto Ricans that
live here. It's a vulgar word for penis among Puerto Ricans.

[Rusty]

The region where bichito is most commonly used as a term of endearment is Argentina.

[Iris]

Aquí si le dices a un niño que es un bicho, te refieres a que es muy naughty.
Signed: the official

[Rusty]

Sí, es otro sentido de bicho. Se precisa saber en qué manera se le vaya a entender al usar esta palabra.