-ino

UK/ˈiːnəʊ/US/ˈinoʊ/

suffix

The fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson (a bosino), symbolized by a tilde over the nonsupersymmetric particle symbol.

“pupper + -ino → pupperino”

OriginItalian -ino ← Latin -īnus →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. natural sciencesThe 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.

    1 more example

    In supersymmetry theory, all bosons have fermionic counterparts, known as bosinos.

  2. chiefly DoggoLingoA diminutive or endearing suffix.

    pupper + -ino → pupperino

  3. Internetderogatory4chan slangUsed 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!!!!!!

    2020 January 31, @Styx666Official, Twitter
    1 more example

    Reddit: NOOO NOT THE HECKIN LIVES THAT MATTERINO! THIS IS LIKE THE HECKIN TRAYVON MARTINORINO! WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIALARINO! EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCEAROO!

    2020 April 2, u/BasicallyADoctor, “Not the doggos”, in Reddit

Origin

  1. Latin-īnus
  2. Italian-ino“-ine, -o: forming diminutives”
  3. English-ino

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.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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