Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

painting rocks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: paint-ing rocks
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.

Australian usage; Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does painting rocks mean?: pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.

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