Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

open defecation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: open defe-ca-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The human practice of defecating outside rather than into a toilet.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

open defecations (plural)

Phrases

street shitter

Frequently Paired Words

street shitter

Questions

What does open defecation mean?: The human practice of defecating outside rather than into a toilet.

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