Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

/t

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: /t
IPA

1

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Denotes that the preceding statement is to be interpreted as teasing.

Etymology

From / + abbreviation of tease or teasing, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

Questions

What does /t mean?: Denotes that the preceding statement is to be interpreted as teasing.
Where does /t come from?: From / + abbreviation of tease or teasing, using the tone indicator format of slash-prefixing set by the earlier /s (“sarcasm”).

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