Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanoi jane

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: hanoi -jane
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A nickname for the American actress Jane Fonda.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Ironically, Jane Fonda, who in her Hanoi Jane days had ridiculed American fighting men, helped restore popular respectability to Vietnam veterans with her 1978 movie Coming Home."
"Nevertheless, the figure of Hanoi Jane began to fade by the 1980s. The 1981 film On Golden Pond, which Jane Fonda made with her father, Henry Fonda, had a warm, familial feel that gave her image a "good daughter" varnish."

Etymology

Named for her opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War, resulting in accusations of her being supportive of North Vietnam, whose capital was Hanoi during the war.

Usage

Derogatory

Questions

What does hanoi jane mean?: A nickname for the American actress Jane Fonda.
Where does hanoi jane come from?: Named for her opposition to US involvement in the Vietnam War, resulting in accusations of her being supportive of North Vietnam, whose capital was Hanoi during the war.

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