Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bamp

/bæmp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: bamp
IPA: /bæmp/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An idiotic and ill-mannered person.

Derogatory

noun

One's grandfather.

Example Sentences

"‘Shut up’ hissed Gwilym. ‘Don't be so rude! He's a great old bloke. I wish he was my bamp.’"
"Bell went back to Wales and my stayed with me. A week later Dave's brother, Ann Jane, mum and me went to lay Dave's ashes at the same spot where his mum and dad, my nan and Bamp had been laid."
"[I] might be a builder ... or a carpenter ... Might even be an engineer.... My Bamp does it. He’s an engineer"

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

bamps (plural)

Synonyms

fuckwit idiot imbecile twat

Rhymes With

camp stamp lamp champ ramp amp damp clamp tramp revamp cramp vamp

Questions

How do you pronounce bamp?: The recorded pronunciation is /bæmp/.
What does bamp mean?: An idiotic and ill-mannered person.

How to pronounce bamp

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