Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulger

/bˈʌlɡɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: bul-ger
IPA: /bˈʌlɡɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that has a bulge.

noun

Something that has a bulge.

noun

Anything very large; a whopper.

Dated; Slang

name

Example Sentences

"It's certainly a bulger of a place. There are thousands an' thousands of houses, an' you can't count the sails in the bay."

Etymology

From bulge + -er.

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

bulgers (plural)

Rhymes With

vulgar

Questions

How do you pronounce bulger?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌlɡɚ/.
What does bulger mean?: Something that has a bulge.
Where does bulger come from?: From bulge + -er.

How to pronounce bulger

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