Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hosemonkey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hose-mon-key
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Term of endearment for a firefighter.

Slang

Example Sentences

""Want me to ride with you?" she offered. "I'm a registered nurse when I'm not playing hose monkey.""

Etymology

From hose + monkey.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

hosemonkeys (plural) hose monkey (alternative) hose-monkey (alternative)

Questions

What does hosemonkey mean?: Term of endearment for a firefighter.
Where does hosemonkey come from?: From hose + monkey.

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