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pterry

/ˈtɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pter-ry
IPA
/ˈtɛɹi/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English author.

Etymology

From Terry, in reference to the kingdom of Djelibeybi in Pratchett's novel Pyramids, where names beginning with the letter T have a silent P in front, as in Ptraci. Coined on the Internet newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett.

Questions

How do you pronounce pterry?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛɹi/.
What does pterry mean?
Nickname for Terry Pratchett (1948–2015), English author.
Where does pterry come from?
From Terry, in reference to the kingdom of Djelibeybi in Pratchett's novel Pyramids, where names beginning with the letter T have a silent P in front, as in Ptraci. Coined on the Internet newsgroup alt.fan.pratchett.

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