-eroo

suffix

Added to certain nouns to form familiar diminutives, normally with jocular or light-hearted intent.

“smack + -eroo → smackeroo”

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Meanings

suffix

alternative -aroo · alternative -eroonie · alternative -aroonie

  1. informalAdded to certain nouns to form familiar diminutives, normally with jocular or light-hearted intent.

    smack + -eroo → smackeroo

    2 more examples

    kicker + -eroo → kickeroo

    I'm feeling peckish … I think I'll have a little snackeroo.

Origin

Of unclear origin; perhaps extracted from buckaroo, though this word appears to have been conformed to a preexisting suffix (or word), the stress and final vowel being otherwise unaccounted for.

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Cite this entry
APA

-eroo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-eroo

MLA

“-eroo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-eroo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-eroo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-eroo.

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