pluto
/ˈplutoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Greco-Roman god of the underworld.
Example Sentences
- "2007 April 21, The Meerkat , OT:Catholic Church ditches Limbo, aus.tv, Usenet. Limbo has been plutoed. No half way house any more. It's heaven or hell."
- "2007, Andrew Swift, The Daily Iowan - Opinion Column Winter is dead. The break the university community has just returned from is ostensibly known as winter break. But those who stayed in the Iowa City area know the sad truth: The four seasons Midwesterners grew up with have been Plutoed."
- "2007, Richard Davis, Courier Press - Entertainment Column I'm sure I looked really cool (or has that word been plutoed?) in my sneakers and old-fashioned Levis, next to jocks, Greek Life poster children, guys with Bluetooth headsets, and a young woman in ski boots and leotards that left little to the imagination."
- "2008 April 13, GET WISDOM! , GET WISDOM! Understanding, GET WISDOM!, Usenet. As a result of...plutoing that class, I made room for another in-depth marketing class that will better serve me and you, my clients and readers."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos) Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn) Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn)bor. Latin Plūtōbor. Middle English Pluto English Pluto From Middle English Pluto, Pluton, from Latin Plūtō, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “god of the underworld”). Doublet of Plouton. Venetia Burney is often credited as having suggested the name for the celestial body.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈplutoʊ/
- British English: /ˈpluːtəʊ/