Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brothel creeper

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: broth-el creep-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of soft shoe with a crepe sole.

Dated

Example Sentences

"And yet, with the national celebration of teds in the 1970s, drape coats and brothel creepers entered into the canon of permanent English style."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

brothel creepers (plural)

Questions

What does brothel creeper mean?: A type of soft shoe with a crepe sole.

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