wobbler
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who or that which wobbles.
noun
A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
noun
A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "Towns fell to him like so many houses of cards; and the fall of each town represented not only an accession to the prestige of the Royalist commander but a physical accession of strength as the wobblers flocked to the successful army."
- "A wire "Wobbler" holds a card for counter display"
- "Yesterday saw the launch of the initiative, which will use advertising “shelf wobblers” that usually publicise special offers to encourage Bristol shoppers to bring back their plastic bottles for recycling."
Etymology
From wobble + -er.
Usage
- Colloquial
- British usage
- Slang
- Derogatory