mutated contraction
nounDefinitions
An etymological phenomenon when a new word or slang term develops from shortening and…
An etymological phenomenon when a new word or slang term develops from shortening and slightly altering a longer word.
- Mutated contractions often form diminutive and pejorative terms, such as "Newfie" and "fundie".
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for mutated contraction. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA