What Does Condescending Mean?

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5. Honey

Honey is often used as a term of endearment between couples, while it is also sometimes used in the same way between female friends. At other times, however, it is far from being friendly and it actually quite condescending. If used incorrectly, the term honey can make it sound as though you are being patronizing, as though the person you are speaking to is below you and immature or inferior in some other way.

Even if it is not intended that way, nuance is not always clear so you can still end up offending somebody. Try using it only with people that you know well to be on the safe side.

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