A name for a man equivalent to calling a woman darling

[ValerieCupcake]

I hate being called darling by people when out and about. Usually men. Instead of starting a scene I want to respond with a name of my own and if they object I'd say well you called me darling. What name though? Flower? Sweet cheeks? My little fairy cake?

love
lovie
duck
me duck
sweetheart.....lady at out tills called a man this yesterday and got yelled at
hun !
hunny
sugartits

Mister

Darling right back, it's not gender-specific.

Random man!

Duckie!!

How about Honeybuns? You could pair it with a cheeky arse slap

Darling right back at ya!

Hello Darling [chipmunk giggle] - channel your best Barbara Windsor.

Oh yes!!!!!

“My sweetness”, in a very condescending tone

Agree with Random man

I use Doll to drive my BIL over the edge 😂

Darling is universal:

No problem Sunshine
Or sweetie

I had a manager who used to always say, "thanks babe" and had the nerve to reprimand me for being inappropriate when I replied once with, "youre welcome darling".

I was young but he wasn't much older, about 5 years. He did stop once I "innocently" said I thought that was the work culture...

The counterpart to “darling” is “mate”
Man pulling me a pint at the pub “Here you go my darling”
Me “thanks mate”

It all depends on context as to whether I’d get annoyed or not.

Sugarballs
Sweetdick
Honeybuns

Depends where you are but terms like 'darling' 'love' are actually quite common and neither gender specific. They'll be used by either men or women, more usually women I've found
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Sugartits is the best one

Petal, pet, duck, love. Other options depend on the region - I'm sure I've heard men being called "my darling" in shops before.

Back where OH is from we both get petal or my love or darling in shops, just how they talk. Here you're lucky to get a grunt from the shop staff.

Exactly this.

Pet

I find ‘cupcake’ is pretty effective.

I call everyone darling or my love-don’t mean to offend, honestly😊

Sweetie
Petal
Duck and Pet are quite sexlessly normal where I grew up and where I live, respectively