Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spillionaire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spillion-aire
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who acquires a substantial amount of money by being paid to participate in the cleanup of an oil spill.

Informal

Example Sentences

""Spillionaires" made as much as half a million dollars that spring operating cleanup boats."

Etymology

Blend of spill + millionaire.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

spillionaires (plural)

Questions

What does spillionaire mean?: A person who acquires a substantial amount of money by being paid to participate in the cleanup of an oil spill.
Where does spillionaire come from?: Blend of spill + millionaire.

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