Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlegm-cutter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: phleg-m--cut-ter
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alcoholic drink, especially one consumed before breakfast.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

""If I'm good enough to talk about I be good enough to drink with," Peters shouted. "Fritz! Squarehead! Two phlegm-cutters here.""

Etymology

From phlegm + cutter; first use appears c. 1806.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phlegm-cutters (plural)

Phrases

gum-tickler

Frequently Paired Words

gum-tickler

Questions

What does phlegm-cutter mean?: An alcoholic drink, especially one consumed before breakfast.
Where does phlegm-cutter come from?: From phlegm + cutter; first use appears c. 1806.

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