Sweetheart
Term of endearment for a loved one
Patois: Yuh a mi boonoonoonoos
English: You are my sweetheart
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someone special
Patois: Him a mi boonoonoonoos
English: He's my sweetheart
sweetheart
someone dear to you
Patois: Mi luv mi boonoonoonoos
English: I love you my sweetheart
special person
something nice, or a special person (e.g. sweetheart)
Patois: Him a mi boonoonoos friend
English: He is my special friend / He is my sweetheart
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