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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: young-ster #119959 01/15/04 09:22 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York There's apparently a trend among the younger generation to attach -ster to names (mostly one-syllable, I think), I guess as an affectionate form: jheemster, troyster, juanster, usw. Any ideas on this? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted -ster jheem 01/14/04 07:52 PM Re: -ster Zed 01/14/04 08:21 PM Re: -ster wwh 01/14/04 08:39 PM Re: -ster jheem 01/14/04 08:52 PM Re: -ster Capfka 01/14/04 09:23 PM Re: -ster jheem 01/14/04 09:30 PM Re: -ster Capfka 01/15/04 08:50 PM Re: -ster jheem 01/16/04 02:20 AM Re: -ster Capfka 01/16/04 07:52 AM Re: -ster jheem 01/14/04 08:51 PM Re: young-ster AnnaStrophic 01/15/04 09:22 PM Re: young-ster WhitmanO'Neill 01/16/04 12:51 AM Re: young-ster Flatlander 01/16/04 02:23 AM Re: young-ster jheem 01/16/04 02:34 AM En Español consuelo 01/16/04 10:54 AM Re: En Español jheem 01/16/04 12:53 PM Re: hypocoristic AnnaStrophic 01/16/04 12:55 PM Re: hypocoristic Jackie 01/16/04 01:16 PM Re: hypocoristic jheem 01/16/04 01:31 PM Re: hypocoristic maverick 01/16/04 04:37 PM Re: hypocoristic Jackie 01/16/04 10:06 PM Re: hypocoristic Solamente, Doug. 01/20/04 08:31 PM Re: hypocoristic AnnaStrophic 01/20/04 09:16 PM Re: hypocoristic jheem 01/16/04 01:20 PM Re: Portuguese augmentatives AnnaStrophic 01/16/04 02:13 PM Re: Portuguese augmentatives jheem 01/16/04 02:23 PM Re: -ster maahey 01/16/04 01:08 AM Re: -ster jheem 01/16/04 02:28 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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