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exodust

/ˈɛksoʊˌdʌst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-o-dust
IPA
/ˈɛksoʊˌdʌst/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of an African-American: to leave a state in the Southern United States as part of a mass migration, especially the Exodus of 1879.

American usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

Back-formation from exoduster.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɛksoʊˌdʌst/
  • British English: /ˈɛksəʊdʌst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

exodusts (present, singular) exodusting (participle, present) exodusted (participle, past) exodusted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

exodus exoduster

Questions

How do you pronounce exodust?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛksoʊˌdʌst/.
What does exodust mean?
Of an African-American: to leave a state in the Southern United States as part of a mass migration, especially the Exodus of 1879.
Where does exodust come from?
Back-formation from exoduster.

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