"sonny Jim" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sonny Jims [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Sunny Jim. Head templates: {{en-noun|sonny Jims}} sonny Jim (plural sonny Jims)
  1. (British, informal, dated) A familiar or patronising term of address for a male person, especially during a rebuke or correction. Tags: British, dated, informal Synonyms: boyo, laddie, sonny, Sonny Jim [common]
    Sense id: en-sonny_Jim-en-noun-Xq5sodCR Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1978, Hugh Leonard, Da: A Comedy in Two Acts",
          "text": "Don't get uppish with me, sonny Jim: you're as dead as he is.",
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