whimperative
n.— «The process is compared to the dressing-up of a request in the form of a question (“Whimperatives”).» —“Ein Diskussionsbeitrag zu mal, eben, auch, doch aus kontrastiver Sicht (Deutsch-Schwedish)” by Birgit Stolt Die Partikeln der deutschen Sprache , 1979. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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