unpica

Romanian

Alternative forms

• umpica

Etymology

Epithesis conditioned by univerbation of un pic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /umˈpi.ka/

Adverb

unpica (colloquial, nonstandard)

1. Paragogic form of un pic (“a little”)
   • 2003, Daniel Vighi, Lumea la 1848‎^[1], Cluj: Dacia, →ISBN, page 8:

     Da, da, da, da…şi, ia stai un pica, şi fizica, era vîrful ştiinței, adică modelul cel mai cel al ştiințificității?

     Yes, yes, yes, yes… and, wait a little, and physics, it was the pinnacle of science, that is, the very model of scientificity?

   • [2006 December 27, Andreas1, Softpedia forums‎^[2], archived from the original on 2013/04/08:

     Altii mai folosesc si "unpica" sau "umpica".

     Others also use unpica or umpica.]

   • 2011 August 30, mario98, Freakz forums‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023/01/18:

     scuze dar is unpica mai noob de felu meu :)

     sorry but I’m a bit of a noob :)