Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-rocked

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
half-rocked
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

half-witted

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

From the idea of a person not being rocked enough in the cradle as an infant.

Usage

Questions

What does half-rocked mean?
half-witted
Where does half-rocked come from?
From the idea of a person not being rocked enough in the cradle as an infant.

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