Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

merit badging

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: mer-it badg-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of pursuing merit badges.

American usage; Colloquial; Uncountable

Etymology

From merit badge + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: merit badge

Usage

Inflected Forms

merit-badging (alternative)

Questions

What does merit badging mean?: The act of pursuing merit badges.
Where does merit badging come from?: From merit badge + -ing.

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