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“Sugarlump! You make my heart thump,” My grandmother said As she patted my young head. She’d give me a thump Not hard enough to leave a bump. It was her term of affection To call me sugar lump. Sugarllump. An old-time phrase I grew up with, I’ve used it through the years. It means you tickle me. It also means you are dear. True the guys get a bit out of shape When I say sugarlump to them, But then I’m not their grandmother. I am, after all, vey much ‘a him’. “Sugarlump! You make my heart thump,” My grandmother said As she patted my young head. She’d give me a thump Not hard enough to leave a bump. It was her term of affection To call me sugar lump. But I find some people as sweet And as delightful as homemade candy. They are what triggers me to say “Sugarlump, you are just dandy.” So I use the phrase judiciously For the fellows I happen to know But for women a heckuva lot. Every few comments or so. “Sugarlump! You make my heart thump,” My grandmother said As she patted my young head. She’d give me a thump Not hard enough to leave a bump. It was her term of affection To call me sugar lump.
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Aug 13, 2017
Aug 13, 2017 at 8:13 PM UTC
SUGARLUMP
“Sugarlump! You make my heart thump,” My grandmother said As she patted my young head. She’d give me a thump Not hard enough to leave a bump. It was her term of affection To call me sugar lump. Sugarllump. An old-time phrase I grew up with, I’ve used it through the years. It means you tickle me. It also means you are dear. True the guys get a bit out of shape When I say sugarlump to them, But then I’m not their grandmother. I am, after all, vey much ‘a him’. “Sugarlump! You make my heart thump,” My grandmother said As she patted my young head. She’d give me a thump Not hard enough to leave a bump. It was her term of affection To call me sugar lump. But I find some people as sweet And as delightful as homemade candy. They are what triggers me to say “Sugarlump, you are just dandy.” So I use the phrase judiciously For the fellows I happen to know But for women a heckuva lot. Every few comments or so. “Sugarlump! You make my heart thump,” My grandmother said As she patted my young head. She’d give me a thump Not hard enough to leave a bump. It was her term of affection To call me sugar lump.
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Aug 13, 2017
Aug 13, 2017 at 8:13 PM UTC
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