Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scandiknavery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scan-dik-nav-ery
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Duplicity by or involving Scandinavians.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For to sod the brave son of Scandiknavery."
"Mrs. Christiani twice […] guesses that Kierkegaard may be behind this bit of Scandiknavery."
"In other words, had the [Viking] site in Maine been “salted?” Was this simply a new and audacious case of “Scandiknavery?”"
"However, some myth elements that a few other Norwegian-American promoters tried to make part of the Norwegian-American homemaking argument may more readily be dismissed as what Michael Musmanno in an angry moment has called “Scandiknavery.” One such myth was […] that George Washington was of Norwegian descent."

Etymology

Blend of Scandinavian + knavery. Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his 1939 novel Finnegans Wake (see quotation below).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does scandiknavery mean?: Duplicity by or involving Scandinavians.
Where does scandiknavery come from?: Blend of Scandinavian + knavery. Coined by Irish novelist and poet James Joyce in his 1939 novel Finnegans Wake (see quotation below).

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