Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clock app

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: clock- app
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for TikTok, a social networking service and short-form online video platform; typically only used when referred to outside of the platform itself.

Example Sentences

"He seemed to be chewing on something as he considered her. “You going to put me on some TV show, or that Ticking Clock app?” “TikTok? No, but you might end up on YouTube if you’re okay with that.”"
"TikTok is taking the social media platforms by storm. Each of the older ones are adding accommodations on their platforms to copy the style of posts that they need from their users. The ‘clock app’ has millions and millions of participants."
"As shown in Figure 5.4, younger people are much more likely to be on TikTok multiple times a day, with 32 percent of that population selecting that option, while 87 percent of boomers are never on “the clock app.”"

Etymology

From the onomatopoeia tick-tock, for a ticking analog clock, homophonic with TikTok.

Inflected Forms

the clock app (canonical)

Phrases

bird app butterfly app

Frequently Paired Words

bird app birdsite butterfly app

Questions

What does clock app mean?: Nickname for TikTok, a social networking service and short-form online video platform; typically only used when referred to outside of the platform itself.
Where does clock app come from?: From the onomatopoeia tick-tock, for a ticking analog clock, homophonic with TikTok.

How to pronounce clock app

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