Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new comic book day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: new -comic -book -day
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The day of the week on which new comic books go on sale (conventionally Wednesday).

Slang

Example Sentences

"There are a couple of days in the week that are generally bad for a comic book store to serve its library clientele, with Wednesdays in particular being new comic book day (sometimes Thursday when Monday is a holiday)."
"Diamond Comics Distributors is considering moving new comic book day from Wednesday to Tuesday."
"So do these preview pages for Justice League Rebirth #1, Superman #2 and Batman #2 compel you to check out the books this NCBD?"

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

NCBD (alternative)

Questions

What does new comic book day mean?: The day of the week on which new comic books go on sale (conventionally Wednesday).

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