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-ino

/ˈiːnəʊ/ UK
/ˈinoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From Italian -ino (“-ine, -o: forming diminutives”), from the dative form of Latin -īnus. In its use in physics, originally after the model of earlier neutrino, coined by Enrico Fermi in 1933. Internet slang usages gained currency in the second half of the 2010s.

suffix

morpheme The fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson (a bosino), symbolized by a tilde over the nonsupersymmetric particle symbol. The supersymmetric partner of the photon is a photino.
morpheme A diminutive or endearing suffix. pupper + -ino → pupperino
Internet, derogatory, morpheme Used to mock progressives through association with DoggoLingo. How dare you motherfuckers suggest not to eat species known to carry pathogens able to infect humans NOOOOOO NOT THE HECKIN BAT SOUPERINOS!!!!!!

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"-ino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-ino. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"-ino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-ino.

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@misc{ino_2026,
  title = {-ino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}