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Recent Examples of hypocorism
Someone named the fog Karl, but none of our other weather gets a hypocorism.
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Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
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Next is the Aorus Elite 16, another laptop with a family name derived from Gigabyte’s motherboard offerings.& Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
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The weight of his family name has been heavy and the request was made to the EFL for the younger Bellingham to carry Jobe on the back of his shirt shortly after arriving at the Stadium of Light.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lopez will also revert to her maiden name, Jennifer Lynn Lopez.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Claire is charmed that the man has the same last name as her maiden name.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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The police show Caroline Darian, the middle child and only daughter (who goes by a pen name) two photos recovered from her father’s electronics that show her sleeping in a strange position, with the duvet pulled back and the lights on.Catherine Porter, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Penned under Pyper’s sci-fi/thriller pen name Mason Coile, William hit store shelves September 3 via Putnam.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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The Woman Who Knew Everyone: The Power of Perle Mesta, Washington’s Most Famous Hostess by Meryl Gordon Perle Mesta acquired many sobriquets during her long life.Robin Olson, airmail.news, 4 Jan. 2025
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That reputation earned Bayer Leverkusen the unflattering sobriquet Bayer Neverkusen—which explains itself.Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
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Peak Popularity: The baby's middle name has been more popular, appearing on the top baby girl names list in most years between 1908 to 1996.Anna Halkidis, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025
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Peter, Paul and Mary — Stookey performed under his more biblical middle name — hit America’s cultural sweet spot in the early 1960s.Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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In this sparkling novel, Cate Kay is just that: the nom de plume of a bestselling author who doesn't really exist, after a tragedy in her youth sent her on the run under a succession of different identities.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Cindy Lee is the nom de plume of the musician and drag artist Patrick Flegel, who, back in the late two-thousands and early twenty-tens, fronted the Canadian post-punk band Women.Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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The city bequeathed him a new nickname, borrowed from their greatest footballing son — ‘Kvaradona’.David Ornstein, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs’ official website says the name was in honor of Bartle – a larger-than-life mayor who got the nickname after serving as a chief executive of the Boy Scouts – and his effort to help lure the team to Kansas City.Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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For example, Katie is a diminutive of Katherine and Lisa is a diminutive of Elizabeth.Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
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Meaning: Miley is often considered a diminutive of the name Miles, but can also refer to singer Miley Cyrus.Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Hypocorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocorism. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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