Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ken doll

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: ken -doll
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flawlessly handsome, but possibly dull or shallow, young man.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Tanned, fit, and ridiculously handsome. A Ken doll, dressed in ironed khakis and his usual affectation: a brown felt Indiana Jones fedora."
"Enter Cave Maverick. He was beyond head-smashingly beautiful. Naturally tanned, muscles, clean sharp jawline. You know, basically a Ken doll. The kind of untouchable hot guy at every high school without fail."

Etymology

The name of the male doll in the Barbie range.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Ken dolls (plural)

Questions

What does ken doll mean?: A flawlessly handsome, but possibly dull or shallow, young man.
Where does ken doll come from?: The name of the male doll in the Barbie range.

How to pronounce ken doll

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ken doll”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ken doll”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ken doll” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.