Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spicy cough

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: spicy -cough
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"If I've survived the past two years to get killed off by a spicy cough I'll not be best pleased."
"A court deciding one of the largest divorce settlements in history has awarded Melinda Gates custody of 50% of the people who have taken the spicy cough jab."

Etymology

spicy (meaning danger) + cough. First used in current sense c. March 2020.

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does spicy cough mean?: COVID-19.
Where does spicy cough come from?: spicy (meaning danger) + cough. First used in current sense c. March 2020.

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