Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ob marker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: ob -mark-er
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A governmental restriction on free speech, limiting topics that can be written about.

Etymology

From the golfing term OB (“out of bounds”). Coined by Singaporean business executive and former politician George Yeo.

Inflected Forms

OB markers (plural)

Questions

What does ob marker mean?: A governmental restriction on free speech, limiting topics that can be written about.
Where does ob marker come from?: From the golfing term OB (“out of bounds”). Coined by Singaporean business executive and former politician George Yeo.

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