Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slannish

/slæn.ɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slan-nish
IPA: /slæn.ɪʃ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a science fiction fan; characteristic of or pertaining to a science fiction fan.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"To err is human and slannish too, / But we can correct our mistakes with u."
"It had been said that First Fandom arose around 1930 when the first fans of Brooklyn crawled out of the slime and extended slannish tendrils to one another across the ooze of the Hudson River."
"Does resisting the avalanche of advertising take a slannish mind? No, just an intelligent one, and you know the advertisers are counting on the less intelligent minds so they can make a living"

Etymology

From slan + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slan

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

more slannish (comparative) most slannish (superlative)

Rhymes With

annish unfannish

Questions

How do you pronounce slannish?: The recorded pronunciation is /slæn.ɪʃ/.
What does slannish mean?: Like a science fiction fan; characteristic of or pertaining to a science fiction fan.
Where does slannish come from?: From slan + -ish.

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