sweetheart
sweet·heart
noun
2.
adjective
1.
privileged treatment of a favored person or corporation (sometimes unethically)
- “another sweetheart deal based on political influence”
Origin
From Middle English swete heorte, swete hert (term of endearment); equivalent to sweet + heart.
Phrases
- :Category:English endearing terms
- sweetheart cabbage
- sweetheart cake
- sweetheart contract
- sweetheart deal
- sweetheart grip
- sweetheart neckline
- sweetheart tax deal
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