In grammar, a diminutive is a word having a special affix which conveys the idea of littleness, and all other ideas connected with this, as tenderness, affection, contempt, etc. The opposite of diminutive is augmentative. In Latin, diminutives almost always ended in lus, la, or lum; as Tulliola, meum corculum, little Tullia, my dear or little heart; homunculus, a manikin. The Italian is particularly rich in diminutives and augmentatives, such compound diminutives as fratellinucciettinetto (a diminutive of frate, brother) being sometimes employed. Among English diminutive affixes are kin, as in manikin, a little man: pipkin, a little pipe: ling, as in gosling, a little goose; darling, that is, dearling, or little dear; and et, as in pocket, from poke, a bag or pouch; tablet, a little table. Diminutives are also formed, in colloquial and familiar language, by adding y or ie to the names, as Charley, Mousie, etc. Research Diminutive
A poke bonnet was a hoop-shaped bonnet with a small crown at the back of the head and a wide brim at the front. It was tied under the chin so that the brim shielded the side of the face. They remained popular with women during the 19th century until about 1860. Research Poke Bonnet
Bag of coke is London Cockney rhyming slang for sexual intercourse (poke).
Bag of coke is Australian rhyming slang for a man (bloke). Research Bag Of Coke
Pig in a poke is slang for a blind bargain. The term originates from an old con trick in which a sucking pig would be sold in a bag (a poke), only often the pig would be substituted for a cat. Research Pig in a Poke
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