Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cold prickly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
cold prick-ly
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unfavorable impression or a feeling of discomfort, usually caused by negative comments or unfriendly stares.

Informal

Etymology

Coined by Claude Steiner in 1970 for the novel A Warm Fuzzy Tale; slight sense evolution follows from adaptation to wider society.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cold pricklies (plural)

Antonyms

warm fuzzy

Questions

What does cold prickly mean?
An unfavorable impression or a feeling of discomfort, usually caused by negative comments or unfriendly stares.
Where does cold prickly come from?
Coined by Claude Steiner in 1970 for the novel A Warm Fuzzy Tale; slight sense evolution follows from adaptation to wider society.

How to pronounce cold prickly

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