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90-day wonder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
90--day -won-der
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Newly-commissioned graduate of three-month Officer Candidate School (Army, Air Force), Midshipman School (Navy), or Direct Commissioning program.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

90-day wonders (plural) ninety-day wonder (alternative)

Questions

What does 90-day wonder mean?
Newly-commissioned graduate of three-month Officer Candidate School (Army, Air Force), Midshipman School (Navy), or Direct Commissioning program.

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