donald duck
/ˌdɒ.nəlˈdʌk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.02 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
One of the Disney cartoon characters, an anthropomorphic white-feathered duck who usually wears a sailor suit and is known for his voice especially in tantrums.
name
The asteroid 12410.
Example Sentences
- "Single-handed [sic] he swung the staid Western Union from its ordinary singing-telegram policy to the point where local patrons can request that their greeting be sung in Donald Duck voice."
- "And then the most Donald Duck-like screaming and jabbering you ever heard."
- "DSP can also eliminate ghost images from TV screens and banish those irritating Donald Duck squeaks and quacks from speeded-up playback of tape-recorded voice messages."
- "Perched securely in the rafters and using a walkie-talkie to communicate with colleagues on the airdock's floor, Lachenmeier was amused to find his voice had risen into the Donald Duck register due to the bubble of escaping helium spreading along the ceiling."
- "Look, I don't give a Donald Duck how you do it. Do it."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Humorous
- Slang