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-ino

UK/ˈiːnəʊ//ˈinoʊ/

-ino suffix: the fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson (a bosino), symbolized by a tilde over the nonsupersymmetric particle symbol.

Suffix

-ino

  1. 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.
    • In supersymmetry theory, all bosons have fermionic counterparts, known as bosinos.
  2. (chiefly DoggoLingo) A diminutive or endearing suffix.
    • pupper + -ino → pupperino
  3. (Internet, derogatory, 4chan slang) 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!!!!!!2020 January 31, @Styx666Official, Twitter
    • 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 of -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.

Questions about -ino

What does -ino mean?
-ino means the fermionic supersymmetric partner of a boson (a bosino), symbolized by a tilde over the nonsupersymmetric particle symbol.
What part of speech is -ino?
-ino is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ino?
-ino is pronounced /ˈiːnəʊ/ (UK).

Words near -ino in the dictionary

  1. -inda
  2. -ine
  3. -ing
  4. -ing-form
  5. -ing-forms
  6. -ino
  7. -ins
  8. -iod-
  9. -ioid
  10. -ion
  11. -ions

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