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flitterjigs

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flit-ter-jigs
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of clothing that is in tatters or ribbons.

British usage; Slang

Etymology

This word has its origins in the 19th-century English spoken in county Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, where the local people are believed to possess the largest lexicon of both English and Gaelic in Ireland.

Usage

Questions

What does flitterjigs mean?
An item of clothing that is in tatters or ribbons.
Where does flitterjigs come from?
This word has its origins in the 19th-century English spoken in county Donegal in the northwest of Ireland, where the local people are believed to possess the largest lexicon of both English and Gaelic in Ireland.

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