Fwd: hypocorism: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

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Date: 2014-07-14 2:05 GMT-05:00
Subject: hypocorism: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Jul. 14, 2014

hypocorism \hahy-POK-uh-riz-uhm, hi-\ noun 1. a pet name. 2. the practice of using a pet name. Quotes This must be an offshoot of my brother's enthusiasm for See full quote -- Adam Davies, Goodbye Lemon, 2006 Origin Hypocorism entered English in the 1840s from the Greek word <... See full origin

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