Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irc

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: irc
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Internet Relay Chat.

name

Initialism of Internal Revenue Code.

American usage

name

Initialism of International Rescue Committee.

noun

Initialism of international reply coupon.

verb

To participate in Internet Relay Chat.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Additionally, highly compensated employees or workers with earned income exceeding the dollar amount in effect under IRC section 414(q)(1)(B)(i) are ineligible to receive the deduction."
"<- irced 2 yrs without aliases […]"
"[…] IRCing can confirm the observation that work and play appear to constitute a continuum for the digerati."
"[…] not that this is strange or anything, I do the same thing myself when I'm IRCing — there're some real weirdos out there roaming the Net […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

IRCs (plural) IRC's (plural) IRCs (present, singular) IRCing (participle, present) IRCed (participle, past) IRCed (past)

Derived Forms

IRCer

Questions

What does irc mean?: Initialism of Internet Relay Chat.

How to pronounce irc

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