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hangman's jig

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
hang-man's jig
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The struggling motions of a person being executed by hanging.

Inflected Forms

hangman's jigs (plural)

Questions

What does hangman's jig mean?
The struggling motions of a person being executed by hanging.

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