A pet name. Or, adult imitation of baby talk.
A short story I recently read introduced me to this word when it referred to "Johno" as a hypocorism for Jonathan.
Stress on the "poc".
Hypocorism
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Hypocorism
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Re: Hypocorism
Is hypercorism a state of mind occasioned by someone messing with or dissing your pet hypocorism?
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