Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollyfox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pol-ly-fox
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To equivocate; to dodge the issue.

Obsolete

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Etymology

Attested since 1860s. Unknown etymology - a column in a 1921 issue of The Weekly Review speculated it might be an eponym.

Usage

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Questions

What does pollyfox mean?
To equivocate; to dodge the issue.
Where does pollyfox come from?
Attested since 1860s. Unknown etymology - a column in a 1921 issue of The Weekly Review speculated it might be an eponym.

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