121 The different case of
–er suffixation was discovered in the nutter. In this case, affix
–er did not attach to verbs like the previous slang words. However, it was combined with nut which had a function as an adjective. Though had a
different combination, affix –er in nutter still created a noun with significance „a
crazy person‟. The writer concluded, suffix –er might create the sense of „someone who is adjective‟ if it was combined to adjectives. As exemplified by
nutter, affix –er conveyed „someone who is nut or crazy‟.
The phenomenon of -er suffixation in slang word spacker and boner had different function with others. The writer regarded
–er in spacker and boner created a jocularity. It could be conclude from their lexical categories which were
not change. The lexical category of spacker, which was an adjective, was still consistent even after the suffixation. Suffix
–er which created jocularity also found in boner because the lexical category change process was not discovered in
it.
b. Suffix –y -ie
Suffix –y or –ie were common English suffixes. They are applied both in
standard English and slang. In English slang, the suffixes form the pet terms and created the jocularity sense Mattiello, 2008. Besides, Mattiello 2008 reveals
that they are able to form sarcasm or irony, describe people based on their activity, interests, and occupation. Moreover, according to Mattiello 2008, suffix
–y and –ie also indicate people or things having a quality showing when it is combined with adjectives.
122 The writer identified the occurrence of suffix
–y in the English slang word- formation processes. It was applied in words pussy, johnny, fatty boom-boom,
blowy, pikey and punky by the main characters of The Inbetweeners . In order to make the review easier, they were described in table 4.21
Table 4.21: Suffix –y or –ie in English Slang
Sentences Slang Words
Meanings
Theres a whole world of pussy out there. pussy
a vagina Oh. He‟s also buying a jumbo pack of
ribbed johnnies johnny
a condom Dont worry, Ill distract fatty Boom Boom
with the buffet. fatty
a fat person She gave me a hand job, not a blowy
blowy a fellatio
No, I wasn‟t. I got wedgie a couple of times. But that was just a fad
wedgie a form of bullying by pulling
someone‟s underwear as high as possible and cause the pain in
the butt
Do you want me to be called pikey by my mates?
pikey a vagrant
Some sort of punky redhead. punky
a person following punk lifestyle
The writer believed that suffix –y in those words performed as the maker
of jocularity except punky and fatty. Suffix –y in punky formed a meaning „a
person who followed a lifestyle. Meanwhile, in fatty, suffix –y created a sense of a
person who is fat. The writer concluded it based on the root words and the resulting meaning.
Suffix –y in forms sarcasm or irony sense. It happens if only it was
combined by root words which corresponded to race, one with unapproved
123 lifestyle, and physical defection Mattiello, 2008. Mattiello 2008 exemplified
the harsh sense from suffix –y in the word chinky which was racist and impolite
to denote „ a chinese man‟. Moreover, sarcastic sense by the addition of –y was able to be found in druggie
denote someone who follow drug user‟s lifestyle and wheelie wheelchair users.The writer did not see any root words were related to
race, unapproved lifestyle, and physical defection in the findings. In addition, the meaning of the discovered words did not describe types of people based on race,
habits, and disabilities.The writer found –y which designated people based on
their occupation and interest. The phenomenon occurred in punky. The combination between punk and
–y formed significances „a person who follows punk life style‟ or „one who really like punk music‟. It was used by Neil
Sutherland in the fifth episodes.
c. Suffix –ed
