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Sweetmeat

//ˈswiːtmiːt// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sweet delicacy; a confection.

    "At the principal stations there are also separate Hindu and Mohemmedan refreshment rooms, and some mail trains have compartments reserved for Indian tea and sweetmeat vendors."

  2. 2
    a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) wordnet
  3. 3
    Sweetheart; darling. informal

    "“Hey, sweetmeat, where you been?” Farrengalli hollered."

Etymology

From sweet + meat (“food”).

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