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

[windy-corner.livejournal.com]

There's social difference in usage. You may hear 'спасибочки' from an 'uneducated' woman trying to be more expressive than you'd think necessary. There's 'low taste' flavour to it.
'Спасибки' refered to above is a slang word of internet chats.

[vovanium.livejournal.com]

It is used irrespective to education or IQ.