Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slipstreamy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slip-streamy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a slipstream.

adj

Resembling slipstream fiction ("a genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries").

Example Sentences

"Right after Mom left us, she asked me to write her letters. Her voice crackling over the phone, she asked me to write down "all the slipstreamy thoughts from the pocket of my soul" and send them to her."
"The other zine, run by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link, radiates a determinedly "postmodern," slipstreamy vibe. Two poles of the fantasy spectrum, right?"

Etymology

From slipstream + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slipstream

Inflected Forms

more slipstreamy (comparative) most slipstreamy (superlative)

Synonyms

slipstreamish

Questions

What does slipstreamy mean?: Resembling a slipstream.
Where does slipstreamy come from?: From slipstream + -y.

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