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mon ³¦³óé°ù¾±
or mon cheri [mon shair-ee]
ºÚÁÏÍø doesÌýmon ³¦³óé°ù¾±Ìýmean?
Mon ³¦³óé°ù¾± means “my dear” or “sweetheart” in French. It’s an adorable term of endearment for a male person someone is fond of, romantically or platonically.
Where does mon ³¦³óé°ù¾± come from?
The expression mon ³¦³óé°ù¾± comes from French. °ä³óé°ù¾± is from a French verb form for “cherished” andÌýmon is the male personal pronoun “my.”
So, your ³¦³óé°ù¾± is someone you prize and treasure. The female equivalent is ma ³¦³óé°ù¾±e. Mon ³¦³óé°ù¾± is sometimes shortened to mon cher.
Graphic Ami
±«²õ¾±²Ô²µÌýmon ³¦³óé°ù¾± for a particular person—as in Mon ³¦³óé°ù¾±!Ìýor “My love!”—goes back to at least the early 18th century.
Quick Meme
The expression mon ³¦³óé°ù¾± remains common in French today.
Sometime in in the mid-1800s, ³¦³ó±ð°ù¾±Ìý(usually without the accent)Ìýentered English for “a sweet young woman.” Mon cheri to mean “my darling” or “my sweetheart” appears in English-language publications around that time to reflect the speech of French.
Music legend Stevie Wonder made a soul hit out of a version of monÌý³¦³óé°ù¾± in his 1969 “My Cherie Amour,” or my darling love.
Examples of mon ³¦³óé°ù¾±
Who uses mon ³¦³óé°ù¾±?
Mon ³¦³óé°ù¾± isÌýused to add a French flair to English speech or writing. It’s basically a fancier way to say my boo orÌýhoney.
Cheezburger
While the expression is properly written with an acute accent over the E in ³¦³óé°ù¾±, English often drops it. English users are also likely to use mon cheri for men or women, unlike the French.
Meme Generator
Mon ³¦³óé°ù¾±Ìýoften has a romantic sense too …
🎉Yesterday afternoon a stroll in Esher with mon ³¦³óé°ù¾±. 💃 Love him so much. 💖💖 — feeling fantastic
— MapMeXclusive (@MapMeXclusive)
… but in French and English it can also be used as a term of endearment for children.
As grandma used to say" c'est la vie mon ³¦³óé°ù¾±" …. Ahhhh Grandma 🙄
— Josie Freeman (@ladyjojo0701)
Note
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