Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

codgerhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: codger-hood
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being a codger; grouchy old age or fogeydom.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I am feeling a touch of performance anxiety. James Brewer has already knocked down my sense of agelessness a notch or two with the news that my brain is shrinking. Now I am subjecting myself to a test that might reveal me to be prematurely transforming into mental codger-hood."

Etymology

From codger + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: codger

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

fogeydom geezerdom oldhood

Questions

What does codgerhood mean?: The quality of being a codger; grouchy old age or fogeydom.
Where does codgerhood come from?: From codger + -hood.

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