Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snooz

/snuːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: snooz
IPA: /snuːz/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The snooze button on an alarm clock.

American usage; Informal

noun

Rare spelling of snooze.

American usage; Informal

Etymology

A simplified spelling of snooze chiefly used in General Electric alarm clocks manufactured from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

snoozes (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce snooz?: The recorded pronunciation is /snuːz/.
What does snooz mean?: The snooze button on an alarm clock.
Where does snooz come from?: A simplified spelling of snooze chiefly used in General Electric alarm clocks manufactured from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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