Gen Z · 1997–2012 · Affection pookie
Pookie
A playful pet name for a partner, friend, celebrity or favourite person.
IN PLAIN ENGLISH“A cute favourite person”
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THE VIBEExpressive, contextual, playful
USE IT INConversation, captions, group chats
USE IT LIKE THIS
“Come here, pookie, we need a photo.”
CONTEXT CHECK
Tone can be sincere or ironic.
WORD ORIGIN
Popularized through social media, music, memes and everyday youth speech.