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mav, don't confuse me now, after all these kind elucidators' posts.  (Yorkshire doesn't count)
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There are parts of the UK where the normal pronunciation of book is not the short book that rhymes with hook, but is rather the long booook. Lancashire is one such place (although with three, rather than four "o"s  ) and chook is pronounce here almost like "chuck". Whilst not everyday parlance, it is not infrequently used as a mild term of endearment. In Northamptonshire (and Leicestershire, which is next door) the most common expression - used by all to all, regardless of sex - is "My duck." (pronounce "me dook" - rhymes with book) Why are fowl seen as an apt metaphor for friendly humans? Most of the fowl I've come across are just that! (perhaps there is a sociological eggquation to explain it  )
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booookAlthough RhubC's quite right in emphasizing that this is a Northern (English) thing, here's a very entertaining pronunciation guide to another well-known regional accent. http://www.virtualgaz.co.uk/gazzapage.htmI recommend that you all give it a blast, even if you've no interest at all in the field, nor knowledge of how it should sound!
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that loon is a aquatic birdYes, belM, I was expecting that. Hang on, I just found the second definition:
Main Entry: loon
Function: noun
Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse lOmr loon
Date: 1634
: any of several large birds (genus Gavia) of Holarctic regions that feed on fish by diving and have their legs placed far back under the body for optimal locomotion underwater
"optimal locomotion underwater" "feed on fish"  Do you think hoons or chooks have their legs placed further back under the body?
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In French Québec we also use 'mon canard' (my duck) as a term of endearment - but just for men since this is a male noun. Women are called 'ma poulette' (my little chickie). Birdies, now there IS something cute about about birds, but we also have a term we use for someone we are friendly with: 'mon choux'. Mon choux means 'my cabbage'. Why a vegetable that gives you gas is a term of endearment for men I don't….wait, hold on a minute there…men, gas, men, gas, men, gas,…hmmm, well alright, maybe if fits .
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...his one dollars to perform?Pun my sole, mav! I know you're not fishing for compliments, but you deserve pride of plaice for that one. And one good tern deserves another. 
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mon choux
..so do you call women you are friendly with 'choux fleurs'?
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Choupette (little cabbage) Much less gas involved
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Choupette
A delightful word!
Less gas involved? Well, so we are led to believe.
Hang on, bolt from the blue - "choux" also relates to sweet pastries such as eclairs, does it not?
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