Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

globster

/ˈɡlɑb.stɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glob-ster
IPA: /ˈɡlɑb.stɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unidentified organic mass which has washed up on a beach.

Etymology

Coined in 1962 by Ivan T. Sanderson, presumably a blend of glob and lobster.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡlɑb.stɚ/
British English: /ˈɡlɒb.stə/

Inflected Forms

globsters (plural)

Rhymes With

bobster

Questions

How do you pronounce globster?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlɑb.stɚ/.
What does globster mean?: An unidentified organic mass which has washed up on a beach.
Where does globster come from?: Coined in 1962 by Ivan T. Sanderson, presumably a blend of glob and lobster.

How to pronounce globster

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