Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telepersonals

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teleper-son-als
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Personals (advertisements by which individuals attempt to meet) placed over a distance, as by telephone or Internet.

Example Sentences

"Because I spent a lot of time alone back in LA, calling the Telepersonals had turned into a habit."
"Mona, whom Marty had met through the telepersonals before rejecting her as a sex mate, told him that she'd get right on it. In fact, she ignored him."
"You've probably heard of or seen personal ads in the newspaper, advertisements for telepersonals on the telephone, video dating services..."
"She wasn't romantically interested in me, so a few weeks later at the suggestion of a friend, I picked up the phone and tried the telepersonals."

Etymology

From tele- + personals, probably from a 1990s trademark.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tele

Questions

What does telepersonals mean?: Personals (advertisements by which individuals attempt to meet) placed over a distance, as by telephone or Internet.
Where does telepersonals come from?: From tele- + personals, probably from a 1990s trademark.

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