Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kengster

/ˈkeŋstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: keng-ster
IPA: /ˈkeŋstə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who avoids work, military duties or other responsibilities by constantly reporting sick; a malingerer.

Derogatory

Etymology

keng + -ster, the first element is a clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 臭
Suffix: keng

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

kengsters (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce kengster?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeŋstə/.
What does kengster mean?: Someone who avoids work, military duties or other responsibilities by constantly reporting sick; a malingerer.
Where does kengster come from?: keng + -ster, the first element is a clipping of chao keng, from Teochew 臭 (cao³, “dirty, ill-reputed”) + 經 /经 (gêng¹, “to evade; to pass the buck”).

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