Terms Endearment facts
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The Buffalo Soldiers of the Old West, far from being seen as heroes by the indigenous people were seen as 'marauding' and 'murderous'. The term 'Buffalo Soldier' was not meant as a term of endearment.
Debra Winger and Shirley Maclaine hated each other so much on during filming of Terms of Endearment, that at one point Winger lifted her dress and farted in Maclaine's face on set
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Actress Debra Winger was hurt in a car crash in 1973 that left her blind with a cerebral hemorrhage. She was told she would never see again. She regained her sight after a year and went on to star in An Officer And A Gentleman and Terms Of Endearment.
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In other countries, the word "cunt" is actually used as a positive term of endearment, and not the mother of all bad words.
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The word "bully" was originally a term of endearment and familiarity
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Mavourneen" is a term of endearment derived from the Irish Gaelic mo mhuirnín, meaning "my beloved."
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"Caligula" was an endearing term akin to "bootikins" for the little guy who followed his father in the army.
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Burt Reynolds turned down the roles of James Bond, Han Solo, Michael Corleone, plus the lead male roles in Diehard, Pretty Woman, Terms Of Endearment, and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
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It was in fact Yosemite Sam and not Elmer Fudd to which Bugs Bunny applied the term of endearment "little nimrod" in the WB cartoon "Rabbit Every Monday" (jump to 6:37).
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The word 'Bully' used to be a term of endearment for men or women
