Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housebling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: house-bling
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The extravagant or flashy decorating or embellishing of a house.

Humorous; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There's even a word for that now, "housebling"."
"Find out more about this amazing housebling at wonderlandchristmas.com."
"The facts are as follows: in recent years, Vic Moszczynski's "annual charity light display" involved 20,000 lights, covering his home, and supplemented with large illuminated snowmen and amplifiers emitting Christmas songs into the street. (The term "housebling" started appearing on the web in 2004 to describe just such gaudy displays.)"

Etymology

From house + bling.

Usage

Questions

What does housebling mean?: The extravagant or flashy decorating or embellishing of a house.
Where does housebling come from?: From house + bling.

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