Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

youthspeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: youth-s-peak
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The style of language used by young people, incorporating modern slang etc.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was, to my surprise and dismay, months and months of quotes and quips I had read since the inception of the Facebook News Feed, now bubbling up from my subconscious in an inscrutable cacophony of youthspeak."

Etymology

From youth + -speak.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: youth

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

yoofspeak

Questions

What does youthspeak mean?: The style of language used by young people, incorporating modern slang etc.
Where does youthspeak come from?: From youth + -speak.

How to pronounce youthspeak

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