Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

z-movie

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: z--movie
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very low-budget motion picture, especially one with poor production values.

Example Sentences

"The name “Quentin” clearly operates as a lucky charm if you’re an idiosyncratic film-maker, especially if you deal with sudden death, craziness and Z-movie Americana."

Etymology

By extension from B-movie. Compare Z-list.

Inflected Forms

Z-movies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

B-movie

Questions

What does z-movie mean?: A very low-budget motion picture, especially one with poor production values.
Where does z-movie come from?: By extension from B-movie. Compare Z-list.

How to pronounce z-movie

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