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down-down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.58 in modern English

Syllables
down--down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.

Slang

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

down-downs (plural)

Questions

What does down-down mean?
Among the Hash House Harriers, a penalty in which an individual must down his or her drink.

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