Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paktor

[ˈpʰɑʔˈtʰɔː]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pak-tor
IPA: [ˈpʰɑʔˈtʰɔː]

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go out on a date with someone whom one is romantically involved with.

Informal

Example Sentences

"He adds that he goes there with his children once every two months. "A lot of memories. First time I paktor (dated) with my wife was there.""
"Some youngsters paktor with girlfriends also stroll slowly across the roads."
"When Miss Doris Low and Mr Bobby Chua were 'paktor-ing' (dating) they ate at the carpark stalls at least twice a week."
"Spending time with the family will always be important. We want to paktor (meaning "go dating" in Cantonese) too."
"My wife joins me whenever I train, so it's our time to paktor ("go dating" in Cantonese)."
"That shares the spotlight with Lautner, who plays Cam, a bicycle courier looking to "paktor" (Cantonese slang for "court") with parkour hottie Nikki (Marie Avgeropoulos)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 拍拖 (paak³ to¹, “to date, or be dating someone”).

Word Breakdown

Root: 拍拖

Usage

Informal

Derived Forms

paktorlogy

Phrases

paktor-ing

Questions

How do you pronounce paktor?: The recorded pronunciation is [ˈpʰɑʔˈtʰɔː].
What does paktor mean?: To go out on a date with someone whom one is romantically involved with.
Where does paktor come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 拍拖 (paak³ to¹, “to date, or be dating someone”).

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