Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slugify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slugi-fy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transform (a text string) into a slug (resource name), such as "Paris, France" into "paris-france".

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From slug + -ify.

Usage

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Questions

What does slugify mean?
To transform (a text string) into a slug (resource name), such as "Paris, France" into "paris-france".
Where does slugify come from?
From slug + -ify.

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