sweetmeat, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

sweetmeat n.

[SE sweet + meat n. (1)/SE sweetmeat, which is ‘good enough to eat’]

1. an underage or child prostitute.

1937–84

Partridge DSUE (1984) 1185/2: from mid-C.19.

2. a mistress.

1937–84

Partridge DSUE (1984) 1185/2: from mid-C.19.

3. the penis [SE sweet + meat n. (2) + pun; 1970s+ use is US gay].

1663		Jack Adams his perpetual almanack (2 edn) 27: Whilst he was busie at his work [...] up comes two or three Hectors takes me gentleman, and give him sowre sawce to his sweetmeat.
1890–1904		Farmer & Henley Sl. and Its Analogues.
1972		B. Rodgers Queens’ Vernacular.
1988		H. Max Gay (S)language.

4. (US Und.) a young woman.

1949		Monteleone Criminal Sl. (rev. edn).
1971		E.E. Landy Underground Dict. (1972).
1991		B. Hamper Rivethead (1992) 93: His lecher’s rollcall of ‘sweetmeat’ and ‘baby cakes’.

5. a general term of affectionate address.

1960		E. De Roo Big Rumble 48: I’m sorry we got to split, sweetmeat. I really go for you.
1972		(con. 1950s) D. Goines Whoreson 41: It’s up to you, sweetmeat.
1979		‘Iceberg Slim’ Airtight Willie and Me 164: I gotta pin you down, Sweetmeat.
1999		E. Bunker Mr Blue 240: ‘Hey, sweetmeat,’ she said.