Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pygmalion word

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: pyg-malion -word
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The word bloody.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"As soon as men re-entered the company of women adjustments were made; Emma Duffin reported that one of her charges 'used the 'Pygmalion' word to me' (bloody), but she made him apologise."
"Sheridan was speaking about the council fleecing tenants and used a pygmalion word."

Etymology

From the 1913 George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, which included the line "not bloody likely" – at that point, the word "bloody" was considered scandalous. See also not Pygmalion likely.

Usage

British usage
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Pygmalion words (plural)

Questions

What does pygmalion word mean?: The word bloody.
Where does pygmalion word come from?: From the 1913 George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, which included the line "not bloody likely" – at that point, the word "bloody" was considered scandalous. See also not Pygmalion likely.

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