The official mascot for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea is Hidori. The name Hodori was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public. It was a stylized tiger designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur Tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people. It is a portmanteau of "Ho", which is a derived word from the Korean word for "tiger" (horangi), and "dori", which is a diminutive for "boys" in Korean. There was also a female tiger named "Hosuni", but she was seldom used. (source: link)
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