Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dummymander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dum-my-man-der
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gerrymander that has narrow margins to electorally benefit the gerrymandering party and has a high probability of backfiring.

American usage

verb

To carry out a gerrymander of this kind.

Etymology

Blend of dummy + gerrymander.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

dummymanders (plural) dummymanders (present, singular) dummymandering (participle, present) dummymandered (participle, past) dummymandered (past)

Questions

What does dummymander mean?: A gerrymander that has narrow margins to electorally benefit the gerrymandering party and has a high probability of backfiring.
Where does dummymander come from?: Blend of dummy + gerrymander.

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