Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underwater basket weaving

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-wa-ter bas-ket weav-ing
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A college or high school course or major that is easy and absurd but will not result in finding a job or contributing anything valuable to society.

Derogatory; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sure, somewhere out there, college slackers were taking broom ball and underwater basket weaving."

Usage

Synonyms

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Questions

What does underwater basket weaving mean?: A college or high school course or major that is easy and absurd but will not result in finding a job or contributing anything valuable to society.

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