A potted cactus with two large round eyes stands on orange ground against teal.

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Scarlett

Great balls of fire. Don't bother me anymore, and don't call me sugar.

— Gone with the Wind ‧ 1939

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker snaps at someone to stop bothering them, opening with a blustering exclamation. Rejecting the pet name 'sugar' adds a prickly rebuke, refusing both the attention and the familiarity. The tone is sharp and dismissive.

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