Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

george costanza

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: george -costan-za
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who complains frequently and is socially inappropriate, opinionated and selfish.

Example Sentences

"He is the George Costanza of the Pima County Sheriff's Office. He was always around, he was always complaining, he had an opinion about everything, but he would never contribute anything constructive to any situation he was involved in."
"I was the George Costanza of children, pushing myself through bodies to get to the head of the table, where I would stand, my eyes barely peering over the edge, waiting for the moment, the signal, that we could start eating."
"Sean Macauley set the tone, describing me as "the George Costanza of weddings"."

Etymology

From the character George Costanza of the television show Seinfeld.

Inflected Forms

George Costanzas (plural)

Questions

What does george costanza mean?: A person who complains frequently and is socially inappropriate, opinionated and selfish.
Where does george costanza come from?: From the character George Costanza of the television show Seinfeld.

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