clipped form

American

noun

a word formed by dropping one or more syllables from a longer word or phrase with no change in meaning, as deli from delicatessen or flu from influenza.

clipped form British

noun

a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor

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clipped form

It’s related to annoy, so think of it as a clipped form of annoy some.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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