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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocorism
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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,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Coretta Scott King Classic is the first sporting event associated with the King family name.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2025
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Stefani's mother's maiden name is Flynn, and his mother's was Bowie (and no, there's no relation between his family and David Bowie, who used that surname as a stage name to avoid confusion with the Monkees' Davey Jones).—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Squirrel was well-liked by the Class of 1965, said classmate Peggy James, 77, of Westminster, who is also known by her maiden name of Hutchinson.—
Thomas Goodwin Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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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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Quiz: from 1964 to the present, which major Republican candidate for president was NOT charged with this sobriquet?—
Walter E Block,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
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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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Tanner’s middle name, Ossawa, is in honor of Osawatomie, Kansas, which was a key site of abolitionist John Brown’s 1854 fight during the Bleeding Kansas conflict between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces.—
Mará Rose Williams,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since the birth of their little one, Hailey has debuted a large sparkly necklace with her son's initials on it while Justin has worn a custom baseball hat with his son’s first and middle names.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Peacock’s stage name sounds like it was designed to be the nom de plume for a pop superstar, not someone who would become more renowned for his behind-the-scenes work as a producer, songwriter and label owner.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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The premise was a fiction—the column wasn’t written by the editor but by the novelist Donald G. Mitchell, who wrote mostly under the nom de plume Ik Marvel.—
Christopher Carroll,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The city bequeathed him a new nickname, borrowed from their greatest footballing son — ‘Kvaradona’.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Loyal customers are known to call Tim Hortons by its nicknames — Timmie’s or Tim’s.—
Jason Dill,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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Meaning: The name Indie can be a diminutive of the names India (country southern Asia) or Indiana (state in midwestern U.S.).—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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This name could work as a diminutive of Gessica, which itself is a variant of Jessica.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Hypocorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocorism. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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