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

People Also Ask

What does Sug mean?

It's short for sugar, an endearment used by older New Orleans women, pronounced SHOOG.

How do you use Sug in a sentence?

"Come here, Sug, let me fix your collar."

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