单词 | -ola |
释义 | -olasuffix1 (Not productive in English.) Occurring as a diminutive suffix in nouns. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). -olasuffix2 Chiefly U.S. Categories » Used to form nouns denoting commercial products (as Editola n., moviola n., Victrola n.). Subsequently (slang) used as a humorous device for extending ordinary words (e.g. jazzola); a few of these formations have become current (e.g. boffola n. and adj.), esp. with reference to forms of bribery (payola n., plugola n.).For a full account of the uses of the suffix see Amer. Speech (1961) 36 104–16 and (1985) 60 150–6. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < suffix1suffix2 |
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