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bongcloud

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bong-cloud
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chess opening in which white's king is advanced to the second rank on the second move, for example, 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2, thus preventing white from being able to castle and allowing black to develop with tempo.

verb

To play such an opening.

Intransitive verb

verb

To advance one's king to the second rank without first castling.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From bong + cloud (of marijuana smoke from the bong); exact origin for name uncertain, though perhaps the handle of an online chess player who frequently used this opening technique.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bongclouds (plural) bongclouds (present, singular) bongclouding (participle, present) bongclouded (participle, past) bongclouded (past)

Questions

What does bongcloud mean?
A chess opening in which white's king is advanced to the second rank on the second move, for example, 1.e4 e5 2.Ke2, thus preventing white from being able to castle and allowing black to develop with tempo.
Where does bongcloud come from?
From bong + cloud (of marijuana smoke from the bong); exact origin for name uncertain, though perhaps the handle of an online chess player who frequently used this opening technique.

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