Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: skule
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pronunciation spelling of school.

Countable; Uncountable

name

The Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Click Web - ster nev - er went to skule,* […] But, he can drive any or - n’ry mule; […]"
"Except Jock, an’ he's aff to the skule, / The big fule / It’s muckle he’ll dae at a skule."
"How's tricks?: Like that's bogus syntax, dude? Where'd you go to skule?"
"People dont^([sic]) want govt skules or govt libraries? […] The govt workers at the skules and libraries refuse to give up."
"Have Fun, and don't forget to go to skule / work! =P"
"I’m an old skule kind of person (vinyl music, real books, craft beer, sturdy lace-ups and sensible brogues...) […]"

Etymology

From skule, a deliberate misspelling of school that was used by the students during its founding years.

Usage

Inflected Forms

skules (plural)

Derived Forms

Skule

Questions

What does skule mean?: Pronunciation spelling of school.
Where does skule come from?: From skule, a deliberate misspelling of school that was used by the students during its founding years.

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