Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spnak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sp-nak
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

On Usenet, a situation where one of the participants in a dispute (especially a flame war) claims victory after the other party appears to stop engaging due to a perceived inability to present new arguments.

Countable; Uncountable

intj

Used to declare SPNAK on someone.

verb

To declare SPNAK on (someone).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Usage

Inflected Forms

SPNAKs (plural) SPNAKs (present, singular) SPNAKing (participle, present) SPNAKed (participle, past) SPNAKed (past) SPNAK'ed (participle, past) SPNAK'ed (past) SPNAK'd (participle, past) SPNAK'd (past)

Questions

What does spnak mean?
On Usenet, a situation where one of the participants in a dispute (especially a flame war) claims victory after the other party appears to stop engaging due to a perceived inability to present new arguments.
Where does spnak come from?
Deliberate misspelling of spank.

How to pronounce spnak

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