mutated contraction
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Noun
mutated contraction (plural mutated contractions)
- (linguistics) 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".
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