Meaning of -z | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used as a substitute for -s in marking the plural of nouns. Usually used in words in which the -s suffix is actually pronounced /z/.
   Internet, Leet, humorous, morpheme, slang
2. Forms nicknames, especially of personal names.
   Australia, New-Zealand, UK, morpheme
3. Forms colloquial variants of words.
   UK, morpheme

Equivalents

Examples

“Boyz are always trouble.”

“He lovez me.”

“Barry + -z → Baz”

“Sharon + -z → Shaz”

“Jeremy + -z → Jez”

“sorry + -z → soz”

“tomorrow + -z → tomoz”

“apparently + -z → appaz”

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