Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turd world

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: tur-d -world
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Third World.

Humorous; Offensive; Slang

name

Alternative letter-case form of Turd World.

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:Turd World."
"He recently had a heart attack after returning home from a "missions" trip, which really means fleecing a bunch of turd-world primates that can't read or write."
"Instead of eating our brains, the current crop of zombies wants to destroy America with poison logic and turn this wonderful country into just another failed turd-world nation."

Etymology

Blend of turd + Third World or turd + world, in reference to the unsanitary conditions in the Third World. First attested in c. 1971–1972 in the Alternative Press Index.

Origin

First known use: First attested in c. 1971–1972

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Turd World (canonical)

Phrases

Turd Worlder

Questions

What does turd world mean?: The Third World.
Where does turd world come from?: First known use: First attested in c. 1971–1972.

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