Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-trick-ponyism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: one-trick--pony-ism
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a one-trick pony.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Finally delivering “Room on Fire,” the follow-up to their much ballyhooed debut album, the well-heeled but stylishly bedraggled locals try to dispel accusations of one-trick-ponyism."

Etymology

From one-trick pony + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: one-trick pony

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does one-trick-ponyism mean?: The state of being a one-trick pony.
Where does one-trick-ponyism come from?: From one-trick pony + -ism.

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