(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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Cloying sentimental speech.
Listen, treacle, this is the last time I'll warn you!
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(chiefly, UK, Irish) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
Treacle means: A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.. It is mainly Irish English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
treacle means: A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.. Register: informal, Irish English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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