The Pet Names Women Find Most Annoying

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Well guys, do you call your woman something she doesn't like? How about it gals, do you let your man call you something you hate?:D



Honey, baby, sweet cheeks—if you're in a relationship, you likely don't call your partner by his or her first name. Chances are, you probably use a pet name when referring to your significant other.

But that loving nickname may not be as appreciated as you think.

A recent survey from Siteopia.com revealed "babe" as the most hated pet name among women. “Many people appear to find babe a bit too much, and it may be worth reconsidering the amount it’s used and the kind of impact it’s having," a spokesperson for the site told The Heart Beat.

Siteopia surveyed 2,000 British people between the ages of 18 and 60. They found that only one in five surveyed called their partner by his or her full name.

In addition to babe, sweet cheeks, snookums, and baby doll were also unpopular.
“Pet names between partners are usually used as a way to show a little regular affection but some are clearly better than others," said the spokesperson.

Overly sappy nicknames proved to be most disliked by the ladies. Muffin, pudding, angel pie, and honeybun all made the list of top 20 most hated nicknames.

Apparently, women don't appreciate being likened to desserts.

As for nicknames gals prefer, flattery will get you everywhere. Gorgeous, beautiful, lovely, and sexy all made the list of top 20 most acceptable nicknames. Siteopia's spokesman continued:
"There’s a lot of power in a name and each one throws up different connotations so it’s important to know which ones will flatter a partner and which are definitely not going to have the right effect.”

Also interesting: one in seven surveyed admitted to giving their partner an unflattering pet name just to mess with them. One in six men referred to their partner as "the boss," and one in fourteen admitted to calling their significant other "the ball and chain."

Full lists of most hated and most acceptable pet names for women are below:

Top 20 Most Hated Pet Names For Women:

Babe
Sweet cheeks
Snookums
Baby doll
Baby girl
Muffin
Ducky
Baby cakes
Sexy pants
Pudding
Muffin
Angel pie
Pumpkin
Puppy
Sugar lips
Treacle (a type of syrup in the UK)
Baby
Pickle
Honeybun
Sugar pie

Top 20 Acceptable Pet Names For Women:

Gorgeous
Beautiful
Lovely
Love
Darling
Honey
Sexy
Angel
Dearest
Precious
Treasure
Snowflake
Blossom
Sweetie Pie
Sexy legs
Lover
Buttercup
Flower
Princess
Sweetness

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Interesting, Honeybun is not acceptable but Honey is. I don't see the term "Hunn" but I've heard that. An some women love being called Darling.
My wife finds the term ol' lady as in "my ol' lady". Disrespectful, and degrading. That was not in the list but it should be.
 
R1D2 said:
Interesting, Honeybun is not acceptable but Honey is. I don't see the term "Hunn" but I've heard that. An some women love being called Darling.
My wife finds the term ol' lady as in "my ol' lady". Disrespectful, and degrading. That was not in the list but it should be.
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If you went to the link and read some of the comments, you'd see many more bad pet names. One of my personal favorites is "BITCH" as in Yo bitch, get your ass in here.:D
 
KilljoyKlown said:
If you went to the link and read some of the comments, you'd see many more bad pet names. One of my personal favorites is "BITCH" as in Yo bitch, get your ass in here.:D
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Somebody call?

When you call me B.I.T.C.H., dah-ling, you had best be certain that you mean it as the complimentary acronym it is meant to be, Babe In Total Control of Herself and I'll bring the ass in from outdoors once you have completed building the attached accommodations for my hoofed companion. :D
 
There is an older Finnish fellow who still calls me 'Young Lady' whenever I meet him.

Works for me! :D
 
My partner HATES darling and dear but calls ME babe and baby so I guess she likes those
 
Thanks for the laugh miss S. I also found it a little amusing I heard this one guy holler in a department store. You "FAT" Sweetheart! :eek: To later find out he meant "P.H.A.T."- pretty hot an tempting. :D ;)
 
scheherazade said:
Somebody call?

When you call me B.I.T.C.H., dah-ling, you had best be certain that you mean it as the complimentary acronym it is meant to be, Babe In Total Control of Herself and I'll bring the ass in from outdoors once you have completed building the attached accommodations for my hoofed companion. :D
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In the right context just about anything is okay. If not it's kind of up to you to make sure your wishes on the subject are known.:D
 
KilljoyKlown said:
one of my personal favorites is "BITCH" as in Yo bitch, get your ass in here.:D
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I think Bitch is a female dog.
Can't see most women standing to be called a Bitch.
Just like I would not expect to be called a Bastard. Which means one that don't know his dad.
 
Actually a basted in its literal sense doesn't gender discriminate and doesn't mean you don't KNOW your dad, it means that your parents werent married when you were born which is irrelivent now

As for bulking at being called bitch it depends on your relationship,y partner and I used to play fight all the time, it was fun, a lot of couples pick on each other but only do it to play, bitch is nothing extrodianry
 
Asguard said:
Actually a basted in its literal sense doesn't gender discriminate and doesn't mean you don't KNOW your dad, it means that your parents weren't married when you were born which is irrelevant now

As for bulking at being called bitch it depends on your relationship,y partner and I used to play fight all the time, it was fun, a lot of couples pick on each other but only do it to play, bitch is nothing extraordinary
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Also, people use private pet names they wouldn't think of using in public.:D
 
Definitely, my partner would DEFINITLY bulk if I called her sexy (or even more sexual names) when her parents were around or even her sister or her friends
 
Yeah...I used to call my girlfriend "giant flapping pussy"....but that only led to me sleeping on the couch. :)

j/k
 
Most of my girlfriends have been pretty tame with their pet names for me. "Babe" or "Baby" usually. My name is Joe, and I go by Joe, so "Joey" inevitably becomes a pet name in and of itself. A couple of the weirder ones were "puffin" and variations on "snooch" (snewds, snauce, sneech, etc).
 
Pamela's usually get shortened to Pam and they really hate being called Pammy.

I think when you use a pet name that she might not like to much but get away with it. It is reassuring that she cares about you. It also tells others you are in a close relationship.:D
 
Knew a woman named Cameron, she hated anyone calling her Cammy. But I didn't find anything wrong with it. :D

Lover is acceptable but not in front of parents. ;) learned that the hard way a long time ago.
 
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