Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

permanent shave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
per-ma-nen-t shave
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A throat-slitting.

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Etymology

From the early 1900s, presumably a pun on permanent wave.

Usage

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Questions

What does permanent shave mean?
A throat-slitting.
Where does permanent shave come from?
From the early 1900s, presumably a pun on permanent wave.

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