to honey
- verb
- /ˈhʌni/
- Informal
- Just go, honey, go!
Examples
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Don't honey me.
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The manager spoke to her honey, hoping to gain her support for the new project.
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Because she wants to get some female voters back whose husband say, look, honey, it's better for our taxes if you vote for Trump.
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Honey how are you gonna make a living at that?
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He said, honey, in your speech today, make sure you mention my remarkable advice.
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Ruth has got everything under control, don't you honey?
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He always calls his assistant honey to make her feel appreciated during meetings.
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In a sweet tone, she said, honey, would you help me with this task?
Synonyms
Act very friendly and praise someone to gain their favor
To persuade someone by saying nice things to them
Say nice things to someone to get their help or a reward
Say nice things to someone to get what you want
To try to get someone to like you by praising them or being too helpful
Flatter and obey someone in power to get their favor
Try to get someone's approval by giving false praise
Say nice words you do not mean to get something from someone
To please someone with too many compliments to get a favor
Antonyms
Idioms
A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive
- Informal
Say nice words you do not mean to get something from someone
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
A honey bee bred from African and European bees that is very aggressive and spreads across the Americas
- Indian
A strong, fierce mammal from Africa and southern Asia that hunts at night and breaks into beehives
- US
A tall North American tree with long twisted seed pods and hard reddish-brown wood
A form of honey in which part of the sugar has formed small crystals, making it thick or solid
A plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers that attract bees and butterflies
- US
An animal from tropical America that lives in trees and uses its long tail to hold branches while eating fruit
- South African
A small African shrub with long hanging stems and yellow flowers that smell sweet
An edible mushroom with honey-colored caps that grows at tree bases and must be cooked before eating
- Specialized
A very large fungus made of connected underground parts that spreads and kills trees
- Specialized
A small part of a plant or animal that makes a sweet liquid to attract insects like bees
- Indian
A small African and Asian bird that eats honey and wax from bees and leads people to bee nests
A thorny small tree with deep roots that makes sweet pods eaten by farm animals
A honey-colored edible mushroom that grows near tree roots in late summer and autumn and must be cooked before eating
- Australian
An Australian shrub with groups of sweet flowers that attract bees and birds
Dark sweet spread made by bees from sticky drops on leaves with a strong rich taste
A thorny small tree with deep roots that grows in dry areas and has sweet pods used as animal feed
How Flattering
- Informal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Honey meaning to flatter comes from the idea of making words as 'sweet' as honey, so someone who 'honeys' another speaks in a very pleasing, flattering way. So to 'honey' someone is to use sweet talk to get a favour.