ὑποκόρ-ισμα,
ατος,
τό,
A). a coaxing or
endearing name, as Dem. said that his nickname
Βάταλος was a
ὑ. τίτθης, Aeschin. 1.126 .
2). a fair name for something base, as
παράσιτος for
πολυφάγος, Alex. 178.2 , cf.
219.5 ;
σεισάχθεια for
χρεῶν ἀποκοπή, Plu. 2.807e ; so
φυγῆς ὑ. καὶ παρακάλυμμα Id. Galb. 20 .