Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

big brotherish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: big broth-er-ish
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or suggesting Big Brother (unwarranted, invasive surveillance).

Example Sentences

"[...] a Big Brotherish refusal to grant them respite from administrative vigilance, as though they were children."
"Juan Andreas explained that it was the local media, a microphone rigged up to some speakers. It played music, messages, news and advertising to the local people and there was no way that it could be switched off. It struck me as Big Brotherish but it was the sound rather than the content that was uncomfortable."
"[...] a Big Brotherish vigilance to ferret out transgressors."

Etymology

From Big Brother + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more Big Brotherish (comparative) most Big Brotherish (superlative) Big-Brotherish (alternative)

Phrases

big brother big-brotherish Big Brotherism big-brotherism big-brotherliness big-brotherly

Frequently Paired Words

big brother big-brotherish Big Brotherism big-brotherism big-brotherliness big-brotherly

Questions

What does big brotherish mean?: Relating to or suggesting Big Brother (unwarranted, invasive surveillance).
Where does big brotherish come from?: From Big Brother + -ish.

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