Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frisbee

/ˈfɹɪzbi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: fris-bee
IPA: /ˈfɹɪzbi/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Frisbee (an object)

Countable

noun

Alternative form of Frisbee (a sport)

Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of Frisbee.

name

A trademarked brand name of disc-shaped gliding toy.

noun

A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A frisbee, a disk-shaped gliding toy of any brand.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

frisbee: the sport involving Frisbees.

Uncountable

verb

To throw something in the manner of a Frisbee.

Example Sentences

"Adrian went up to the stereo, took off the record and frisbee'd it out of the open window. Gary watched it skim across the Court."
"The bartender Frisbeed a cardboard coaster to the patron at the end of the bar."

Etymology

By genericization from the trademark Frisbee.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɹɪzbi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

frisbees (plural) frisbees (present, singular) frisbeeing (participle, present) frisbeed (participle, past) frisbeed (past) frisbie (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

folf frisbee frolf

Phrases

frisbee golf ultimate frisbee

Frequently Paired Words

boomerang

Synonyms

disc flying disc flying disk

Rhymes With

bisbee frisby frisbie grisby lisby

Questions

How do you pronounce frisbee?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɪzbi/.
What does frisbee mean?: Alternative form of Frisbee (an object)
Where does frisbee come from?: By genericization from the trademark Frisbee.

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