Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winespeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wine-s-peak
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jargon used by wine experts and oenologists.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He thought he was up-to-date on all the latest wine lingo until a longtime wine writer returned his sample request card with a bold, hand-written note on it that stated, “Send me all samples—ABC!” ¶ “ABC” threw my friend for a loop. When he called me, I translated the cryptic phrase—ABC is winespeak for “Anything But Chardonnay.”"

Etymology

From wine + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wine

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

winese

Questions

What does winespeak mean?: The jargon used by wine experts and oenologists.
Where does winespeak come from?: From wine + -speak.

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