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rogetism

/ɹoʊˈʒɛɪ.ɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ro-getism
IPA
/ɹoʊˈʒɛɪ.ɪ.zəm/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tortured phrase.

Etymology

From Roget + -ism, in reference to Roget's Thesaurus. Coined by British principal lecturer in business information systems at Middlesex University Chris Sadler in 2014.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹoʊˈʒɛɪ.ɪ.zəm/
  • British English: /ˈɹɒ.ʒɛɪ.ɪ.zəm/

Inflected Forms

Rogetisms (plural)

Synonyms

tortured phrase

Questions

How do you pronounce rogetism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊˈʒɛɪ.ɪ.zəm/.
What does rogetism mean?
Synonym of tortured phrase.
Where does rogetism come from?
From Roget + -ism, in reference to Roget's Thesaurus. Coined by British principal lecturer in business information systems at Middlesex University Chris Sadler in 2014.

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