Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gate lice

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: gate lice
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Passengers who crowd around the boarding gate in hopes of being the first in their boarding group or outright attempt to board a plane before their assigned time to do so.

American usage; Derogatory

Usage

American usage
Derogatory

Questions

What does gate lice mean?: Passengers who crowd around the boarding gate in hopes of being the first in their boarding group or outright attempt to board a plane before their assigned time to do so.

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