noun
General Slang
sweetie
SWEE-tee · noun · informal
A piece of hard candy or sweet
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Definitions
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A sweet or piece of candy, especially the hard boiled kind.
“The children begging for sweetie at the shop.”
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sweetie In A Sentence
The children begging for sweetie at the shop.
Origin & Usage
Pan-Caribbean; from 'sweet'.
Variants
sweetdrink
People Also Ask
What is a sweetie in the Caribbean?
A sweetie is a piece of candy, especially the hard boiled kind that children buy at the shop.
Where does the word sweetie come from?
It comes simply from 'sweet', with the affectionate '-ie' ending common in Caribbean speech.
Is sweetie the same as candy?
Yes — sweetie is the Caribbean and British term for what Americans call candy.
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