Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaving do

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: leav-ing -do
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A party or other celebration held in honour of someone leaving their job.

British usage; Colloquial

Etymology

From leaving + do ("party").

Usage

British usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

leaving dos (plural)

Synonyms

goodbye party

Questions

What does leaving do mean?: A party or other celebration held in honour of someone leaving their job.
Where does leaving do come from?: From leaving + do ("party").

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