>- - Mary; aka Babe, Sweethart, Darlin', Doll, Little Lady,
>Tootsie, <snap snap> Hey Lady, ...
Are you perchance somewhere in the Southern United States?
It is a common practice in the South for older persons to refer to anyone
and everyone as Sugar, Babe, or Darling...and they consider it gender
neutral. This is starting to fall into disuse, but it is still out there.
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