Definition of Hypocorism
a pet name or nickname
Examples of Hypocorism in a sentence
Although his name was Barry, his hypocorism was the Flash. π
Preferring to go by his hypocorism, James rarely answered to anything other than Junior. π
The Olympian earned his hypocorism, Shot, by scoring the winning goal for the U.S.A. π
Even though he always went by his hypocorism with friends, his mother preferred to call him by his birth name. π
Loving to embarrass his daughter, Jake always called her by her hypocorism, Shnookums, in public. π
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