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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[PapaWolf Stolas]] frequently calls his daughter Octavia "Via."

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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': [[PapaWolf Stolas]] frequently calls his daughter Octavia "Via." Blitzo also calls his adopted daughter "Loonie."
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* A few on ''Series/MiamiVice'':
** Detective Stan Switek was often called "Swity" by his fellow squad members.
** Detective Larry Zito, Stan's partner and [[HeterosexualLifePartners best friend]], was called "Lar" by him (pronounced like "lair").
** Detective Crockett's one-time wife Caitlin Davies was called "Cait" (or "Kate") by him.
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** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]", we learn that Lestat de Lioncourt's nickname for his boyfriend Louis de Pointe du Lac is "Saint Louis," which is a CallBack to [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the first episode]] where Lestat explains that he originally intended to start a new life for himself in St. Louis, but ended up staying in New Orleans because he experienced LoveAtFirstSight when he saw Louis. He also calls Louis "''mon cher''" [[note]]the masculine form for "my dear" in French[[/note]] multiple times, and once Claudia joins their family, he calls her by various pet names like "''ma petite''" [[note]]the literal translation is "my little one" (feminine form), although it can used as the equivalent of "my sweetheart"[[/note]] and "''ma chérie''" [[note]]the feminine form of "my dear"[[/note]]. Furthermore, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8wg2nc?playlist=x84or8 in a 5-second Season 2 TV spot,]] the hallucination of Lestat greets Louis with "''Bonjour mon amour''" [[note]]"Hello, my love"[[/note]], and because this manifestation of his ex-lover is based on Louis' subconscious, it suggests that Lestat had referred to him as "''mon amour''" when they were together.

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** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]", we learn that Lestat de Lioncourt's nickname for his boyfriend Louis de Pointe du Lac is "Saint Louis," which is a CallBack to [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the first episode]] where Lestat explains that he originally intended to start a new life for himself in St. Louis, but ended up staying in New Orleans because he experienced LoveAtFirstSight when he saw Louis. He also calls Louis "''mon cher''" [[note]]the masculine form for "my dear" in French[[/note]] multiple times, and once Claudia joins their family, he calls her by various pet names like "''ma petite''" [[note]]the literal translation is "my little one" (feminine form), although it can used as the equivalent of "my sweetheart"[[/note]] and "''ma chérie''" [[note]]the feminine form of "my dear"[[/note]].darling"[[/note]]. Furthermore, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8wg2nc?playlist=x84or8 in a 5-second Season 2 TV spot,]] the hallucination of Lestat greets Louis with "''Bonjour mon amour''" [[note]]"Hello, my love"[[/note]], and because this manifestation of his ex-lover is based on Louis' subconscious, it suggests that Lestat had referred to him as "''mon amour''" when they were together.
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* ''Literature/TalesFromThePack'': Lexie's mom Summer called her Temes tumtum, which means "little heartbeat" in Chinook jargon, a pidgin language of the US Pacific Northwest.
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* ''VideoGame/LoveOfMagic'':
** Emily refers to Owyn as "my heart", or "beloved pervert", depending on circumstances.
** Katie and Bella, as cousins who've known each other since they were kids, initially greet each other as "coppertop" and "ass sniffer".
** AlternateTimeline Emily refers to Owyn as "Tomcat", due to his relationships with Bella, Molly, and more. It's not initially an affectionate nickname, but it becomes one over time.
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** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]", we learn that Lestat de Lioncourt's nickname for his boyfriend Louis de Pointe du Lac is "Saint Louis," which is a CallBack to [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the first episode]] where Lestat explains that he originally intended to start a new life for himself in St. Louis, but ended up staying in New Orleans because he experienced LoveAtFirstSight when he saw Louis. He also calls Louis "''mon cher''" [[note]]the masculine form for "my dear" in French[[/note]] multiple times, and once Claudia joins their family, he calls her by various pet names like "''ma petite''" [[note]]the literal translation is "my little one" (feminine form), although it can used as the equivalent of "my sweetheart"[[/note]] and "''ma chérie''" [[note]]the feminine form of "my dear"[[/note]]. Furthermore, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8w7c6o?playlist=x84or8 in a 5-second Season 2 TV spot,]] the hallucination of Lestat greets Louis with "''Bonjour mon amour''" [[note]]"Hello, my love"[[/note]], and because this manifestation of his ex-lover is based on Louis' subconscious, it suggests that Lestat had referred to him as "''mon amour''" when they were together.

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** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]", we learn that Lestat de Lioncourt's nickname for his boyfriend Louis de Pointe du Lac is "Saint Louis," which is a CallBack to [[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E1InThroesOfIncreasingWonder the first episode]] where Lestat explains that he originally intended to start a new life for himself in St. Louis, but ended up staying in New Orleans because he experienced LoveAtFirstSight when he saw Louis. He also calls Louis "''mon cher''" [[note]]the masculine form for "my dear" in French[[/note]] multiple times, and once Claudia joins their family, he calls her by various pet names like "''ma petite''" [[note]]the literal translation is "my little one" (feminine form), although it can used as the equivalent of "my sweetheart"[[/note]] and "''ma chérie''" [[note]]the feminine form of "my dear"[[/note]]. Furthermore, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8w7c6o?playlist=x84or8 com/video/x8wg2nc?playlist=x84or8 in a 5-second Season 2 TV spot,]] the hallucination of Lestat greets Louis with "''Bonjour mon amour''" [[note]]"Hello, my love"[[/note]], and because this manifestation of his ex-lover is based on Louis' subconscious, it suggests that Lestat had referred to him as "''mon amour''" when they were together.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': Mike and Celia refer to each other as "Smoochiepoo" and "Googly Bear" respectively. Celia also has one for Sulley, "Sulley Wulley", who makes up "Celia Welia" on the spot.

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* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'': ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'': Mike and Celia refer to each other as "Smoochiepoo" and "Googly Bear" respectively. Celia also has one for Sulley, "Sulley Wulley", who makes up "Celia Welia" on the spot.

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* In ''Fanfic/TheHaterGood'', [[WesternAnimation/PigGoatBananaCricket Pig]] calls his sister Melba "Melby".
* ''Fanfic/HoursVerse'': Goro refers to Akira as "attic trash". Disscussed in ''Patchwork Hearts''; when Sophia questions why Goro calls his boyfriend a "mean thing", Goro explains that sometimes you can call people you know well enough mean things with affection.



* In ''Fanfic/TheHaterGood'' [[WesternAnimation/PigGoatBananaCricket Pig]] calls his sister Melba "Melby".

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