Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glarney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glar-ney
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of patterned glass marble in children's games.

British usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"As the word implies the glarneys were glass marbles, but no ball out of an old mineral-water bottle was ever dignified by receiving the name, though such balls were not despised possessions, and had the rank of twoers."

Etymology

Possibly from glass?

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

glarneys (plural)

Questions

What does glarney mean?: A kind of patterned glass marble in children's games.
Where does glarney come from?: Possibly from glass?

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