noun Street Slang

Sug

· noun · nola

Sugar — endearment from older NOLA women, pronounced SHOOG.

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Sugar — affectionate address for anyone younger or familiar. Said SHOOG, never SUG. Carries warmth without flirtation; it's the verbal equivalent of being handed a plate of food.

“Sit down, sug, lemme fix ya a plate.”
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Sug In A Sentence

Sit down, sug, lemme fix ya a plate.

Origin & Usage

Shortened 'sugar,' pronounced with the soft 'sh' onset. Common across the Deep South but stays in heavy rotation in New Orleans, especially from women a generation or two up.

Variants shoogsugah

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