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homewreck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
home-wreck
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cheat while one is already married, thus causing the dissolution of the marriage.

Derogatory; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from homewrecker, equivalent to home + wreck.

Usage

Inflected Forms

homewrecks (present, singular) homewrecking (participle, present) homewrecked (participle, past) homewrecked (past)

Questions

What does homewreck mean?
To cheat while one is already married, thus causing the dissolution of the marriage.
Where does homewreck come from?
Back-formation from homewrecker, equivalent to home + wreck.

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