Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summon auntie

/ˈsʌmən ˈɑnti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: sum-mon aun-tie
IPA: /ˈsʌmən ˈɑnti/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A parking enforcement officer who goes around public parking spaces to issue parking tickets to illegally parked cars

Colloquial; Informal

Example Sentences

"Summon Auntie is a Singlish phrase that describes meter attendants, usually middle-aged women, who give parking fines to cars that are illegally parked"
"‘Summon auntie’ chases off bikini-clad sunbathers at Redhill car park. A video of a female car park attendant chasing off two bikini-clad girls sunbathing at the top of a multi-storey car park in Redhill has gotten people talking."
"The New Paper recently wrote a story on Feb. 4 about the plight of parking enforcement officers, also known as parking wardens or summon aunties"
"Take, for instance, the summon auntie who dishes out fines to cars parked illegally - she's someone everyone recognizes"

Etymology

Compound noun formed with the English word summon (see summons, noun) and auntie (“term of familiarity or respect applied to elderly women”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

summon aunties (plural) saman auntie (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce summon auntie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsʌmən ˈɑnti/.
What does summon auntie mean?: A parking enforcement officer who goes around public parking spaces to issue parking tickets to illegally parked cars
Where does summon auntie come from?: Compound noun formed with the English word summon (see summons, noun) and auntie (“term of familiarity or respect applied to elderly women”).

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