Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varsity-jacketed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: var-si-ty--jack-et-ed
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing a varsity jacket.

Example Sentences

"[H]e [Stuart Vevers] laughed, ticking off references to a varsity-jacketed Rob Lowe in Young Blood^([sic]) and the wild shaggy sheepskins of The Revenant."
"Your varsity-jacketed, super-powered character has a versatile arsenal of moves at her disposal, and they all flow into each other so well that just writing about it makes me want to go play a few rounds right now."
"Backed by a team of varsity-jacketed dancers, Chlöe proceeded to obliterate the VMAs stage with complicated choreography and flawless vocals."

Etymology

From varsity jacket + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: varsity jacket

Synonyms

letter-jacketed letterman-jacketed

Questions

What does varsity-jacketed mean?: Wearing a varsity jacket.
Where does varsity-jacketed come from?: From varsity jacket + -ed.

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