diminutive flower-based nicknames for women?

[BobbyLaker]

Bogwort

 

[MillieDynamite]

Oh, my, you don't like that girl a'tall.

Bogwort

 

[BobbyLaker]

Oh, my, you don't like that girl a'tall.

Sorry... I was messin'

I hadn't realised there were so many 'worts'. Many are named somewhat coarsely but, even allowing for that, I was surprised to discover there was a 'Bollockwort'.

For the botanically minded.

 

[SimonDoom]

Pansy was a common woman's name in the 18th and 19th century. I remember reading it in some Victorian novel or another.

If I recall, Margaret Mitchell's first choice for the first name of her main character in Gone With The Wind was Pansy, not Scarlett. Thank goodness she went with the second choice.

 

[Comshaw]

"Yes Marigold, I'm listening." or how about 'flower' itself.

"Good morning, Flower. Don't you look lovely?"

The problem with that is for us old farts who have seen Disney's "Bambi" the name "Flower" brings to mind a skunk.

But how about:

"What's the story Morning Glory?"

"Why you cryin' Dandelion?"

Comshaw

 

[MillieDynamite]

And she showed not one whit of bigotry in her story. Yeah, sure.

If I recall, Margaret Mitchell's first choice for the first name of her main character in Gone With The Wind was Pansy, not Scarlett. Thank goodness she went with the second choice.

 

[SimonDoom]

And she showed not one whit of bigotry in her story. Yeah, sure.

It hasn't aged well. All that "lost cause" nonsense.

 

[MillieDynamite]

Yes, and I don't know anything about birthing no babies, making it sound like we lie a lot.

It hasn't aged well. All that "lost cause" nonsense.

 

[StillStunned]

An Emperor of China, so the story goes, was very much in love with his beautiful wife. However, as she aged, he spent more of his time with his concubines. Saddened, she asked him, "Now that I am older, and you have your young concubines to entertain you, what am I to you now?" He replied, "Like a chrysanthemum in autumn."

I've always liked that one. Maybe that's because chrysanthemums are my favourite flowers.

 

[ruddygore]

Ah yes my little brussel sprout.