СПАСИБОЧКИ?

[panzeleche.livejournal.com]

"Спасибочки!"

This showed up on a comment for a music video on Youtube. It seems like a diminutive of "Спасибо", but I'm not sure what the feeling behind it. I've never heard of a diminutive of "thank you". Even in Spanish, "graciasitas" sounds really odd and I've never heard anyone say something like that. Could it be a plural?

If someone says this word to you, what does it mean? What are the implications behind it? Is it supposed to be cute?

Many thanks to everybody that responds. :)

Comments

[oryx_and_crake]

I cannot imagine anyone saying that for real unless they have an IQ of about 50.

[laiarel.livejournal.com]

Frankly, I have an IQ well above 50 but often use it with all due respect. Does it really sound that bad to you? (at least my intonation doesn't permit any disrespect or ungratefulness)

[oryx_and_crake]

Yes, it sounds extremely vulgar unless you say it jokingly.

[old-radist.livejournal.com]

I cannot imagine anyone saying that not jokingly.

But jokingly one says that спасибочки quite often with any IQ...

[oryx_and_crake]

I cannot imagine anyone saying that not jokingly.
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Exactly, that's what I think too. But people here are trying to convince me that it is normal to use that in serious context.

[spiritrc.livejournal.com]

I don't think YouTube is a serious context. :)

[laiarel.livejournal.com]

Well, not that I was exactly joking about being gratful, yet...
I'll keep that in mind, thanks!