noun
Street Slang
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Cajun term of endearment, from French chéri(e).
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Definitions
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Pronounced 'sha,' it's the Cajun version of 'darling' or 'sweetheart' — used the way other regions use 'honey' or 'baby.' Said to anybody you've got affection for: your wife, your kid, the waitress, the dog. Heard all over south Louisiana, especially in Acadiana parishes.
“Aw, look at dat baby — ain't he sweet, cher?”
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cher In A Sentence
Aw, look at dat baby — ain't he sweet, cher?
Origin & Usage
From the French 'chéri' (masculine) and 'chérie' (feminine), preserved in Cajun French since the Acadian expulsion of the 1750s brought French speakers to Louisiana.
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