Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

memfrica

/ˈmɛm.fɹɪ.kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mem-frica
IPA: /ˈmɛm.fɹɪ.kə/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Derogatory name for Memphis: a large city in Tennessee, United States.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"The only good thing I've heard lately is that my nephew's friends all call Memphis (my home town) "Memfrica," which makes me suspect that maybe not all young Whites are blind and dumb."
"Over the next several weeks I placed numerous calls and sent countless e-mails to every news outlet in the fine nation of Memfrica."
"Still, man, they take our jobs and don't pay taxes and bring drugs. It's bad enough the blacks have turned this place into 'Memfrica' and now we gotta worry about them too?”"

Etymology

Blend of Memphis + Africa, alluding to the substantial number of African Americans who reside there.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Memphrica (alternative) Mem-frica (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce memfrica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛm.fɹɪ.kə/.
What does memfrica mean?: Derogatory name for Memphis: a large city in Tennessee, United States.
Where does memfrica come from?: Blend of Memphis + Africa, alluding to the substantial number of African Americans who reside there.

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