hypocorism

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Now you would think President Obama's stimulus bill would have a earmark to rebuild these levees around the country but it does not but the outrage the liberals threw at Bush for doing nothing smells of hypocorism.

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  • Now you would think President Obama's stimulus bill would have a earmark to rebuild these levees around the country but it does not but the outrage the liberals threw at Bush for doing nothing smells of hypocorism. —  CNN Political Ticker
 

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  1. Late Latin hypocorisma, from Greek hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai, to call by endearing names : hypo-, beneath, secretly; see hypo- + korizesthai, to caress (from koros, boy or korē, girl; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots).

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  1. Greek ὑποκόρισμα, a coaxing name, a diminutive, from ὑποκορίζεσθαι, use childish names, use coaxing language, from ὑπό, under, + κόρος, masculine, κόρη, feminine, child.
 

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/haɪˈpɑkərɪzm/
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