Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bouffanty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bouf-fan-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a bouffant, as in a hairdo.

Etymology

From bouffant + -y.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more bouffanty (comparative) most bouffanty (superlative)

Questions

What does bouffanty mean?
Like a bouffant, as in a hairdo.
Where does bouffanty come from?
From bouffant + -y.

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