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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hookum-snivey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hookum-s-nivey
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Deception; trickery.

Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hook and snivey (alternative) hook and snivy (alternative) hookem-snivey (alternative)

Questions

What does hookum-snivey mean?
Deception; trickery.

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