Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backpfeifengesicht

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: backpfeifen-gesicht
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A punchable face, or someone with such a face.

Example Sentences

"Perry, you're...you're...you're a Backpfeifengesicht." And she'd like to be the first to hit that face."
"Death threats are, of course, dead out of order. But Brewer has a Backpfeifengesicht if anyone does."
"It had started years before, when they'd been reading the Daily News on the subway and he'd casually noted that Ted Cruz had a Backpfeifengesicht—a face that needed a fist."
"Looking up—and this required significant neck strain—she met deep blue eyes, a crop of dark blond hair, a full beard, and soft-looking lips. A strikingly handsome and familiar face, and a complete backpfeifengesicht."
"Hey, Maddy, did you arrive okay? These reptilians are sure bringing their own backpfeifengesicht, aren't they?"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Backpfeifengesicht.

Inflected Forms

backpfeifengesichts (plural)

Questions

What does backpfeifengesicht mean?: A punchable face, or someone with such a face.
Where does backpfeifengesicht come from?: Borrowed from German Backpfeifengesicht.

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