He is; it's a "girl thing" used as a term of endearment. Towards people we admire, we women tend to want to add a "y" or an "ie" to the end of their name, or replace the last syllable with something that sounds "cute"."
Ahh...now i get it...i was begining to get a little worried-jk. Thanks booty (term of endearment for 'bootstrappuller'...jk) im young and dum, and a little autistic so sometimes i need a little help with these things.
To throw in a little more modern day endearment i think ill go with: