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pumpkin chunkin'

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
pump-kin chunk-in'
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The informal sport of hurling a pumpkin as far as possible by mechanical means.

Uncountable

Etymology

Modified from chucking to form an approximate rhyme. Compare punkin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pumpkin chunking (alternative) punkin chunkin (alternative)

Questions

What does pumpkin chunkin' mean?
The informal sport of hurling a pumpkin as far as possible by mechanical means.
Where does pumpkin chunkin' come from?
Modified from chucking to form an approximate rhyme. Compare punkin.

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