Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottom-age

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tom-age
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Younger than the oldest age permitted to participate in a competition, and therefore eligible to participate in its next season.

Australian usage

Example Sentences

"2017 Ben Waterworth, AFL Draft Watch: The emerging Matty Lloyd, Charlie Spargo’s epic school footy performance Fox Footy, 3 May 2017. Accessed 9 May 2019. Matty Lloyd, who’s actually the brother of Sydney Swans ball magnet Jake Lloyd, is an emerging bottom-age TAC Cup player with the GWV Rebels."

Etymology

From bottom + age.

Usage

Australian usage

Inflected Forms

bottomage (alternative)

Questions

What does bottom-age mean?: Younger than the oldest age permitted to participate in a competition, and therefore eligible to participate in its next season.
Where does bottom-age come from?: From bottom + age.

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