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diminutization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of diminutizing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • 1987, Carolyn James, Paul Hogan: A Biography, New York: St. Martin’s Press, Glossary, pp. 211-212, No real Aussie can be safely left with the monicker he or she was first endowed with. Barry is Bazza; Charles is Chilla; John is Johnno; Shirley is Shirl; Bruce is Brucie [...] ; Douglas is Duggie; and so on. If by chance a first name isn’t readily amenable to such diminutization, then the surname gets the treatment. Thus, Paul Hogan is always called Hoges in Australia.

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