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flog-bottomist

/ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flog-bot-tomist
IPA
/ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From flog + bottom (“buttocks”) + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/

Usage

Inflected Forms

flog-bottomists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce flog-bottomist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/.
What does flog-bottomist mean?
A teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.
Where does flog-bottomist come from?
From flog + bottom (“buttocks”) + -ist.

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