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hypocoristic Tweet Definition of hypocoristic Like Definition of hypocoristic on Facebook
noun 
  1. A nickname.
adjective 
  1. pertaining to a nickname, usually indicating intimacy with the person
Etymology: From Ancient Greek hupokorizesthai, "to call by endearing names" (prefix hypo-, "beneath, secretly", + korizesthai, "to caress", + suffix -ist, + adjectival suffix -ic, from Greek suffix -ikos)

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