Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polar-bear dip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: po-lar-bear dip
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of polar bear dip.

Example Sentences

"T. Wellburn is chairman of the Christmas swim committee and any person wishing to take part in the polar-bear dip is asked to get in touch with him at E 8856 as soon as possible. This event is a handicap affair and it is necessary to have competitors’ times taken in order to arrange handicaps."
"Opening of Memorial Pool Sunday found the usual small fry, as well as some hardy oldsters, ready to indulge in their annual polar-bear dip."
"On the first Saturday of December, Farmington celebrates the day with a festival where everyone is encouraged to wear earmuffs. There is a parade, carriage rides, and other festivities, including a polar-bear dip and a gingerbread house contest."

Inflected Forms

polar-bear dips (plural)

Questions

What does polar-bear dip mean?: Alternative form of polar bear dip.

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