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Re:Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more by schnable on Monday February 10, 2025 @01:10PM (#43003264)
We have prefixes like “mega” and “super.”
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Re:Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more by onlypassingthru on Monday February 10, 2025 @02:04PM (#43003900)
See also: jumbo-, hyper-, micro-, nano-, mini-, uber-.

I'm sure there are more but I haven't done enough crossword puzzles lately to be on top of my game.

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Re:Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more by phito on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @04:43AM (#43010821)
wouldn't micro-, nano-, mini- be diminutives?
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