• DigitalDilemma@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    I don’t know for sure, but my guess is that it extended from “Ullo my Love”

    There’s also “my 'ansome” from woman to man, and “mah bud / buddy” for man-man.

    Like most regional English accents, there’s tons of variations in a small geographic area and many unique words and phrases.