Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beaglepuss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bea-gle-puss
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A novelty pair of horn-rimmed glasses with attached eyebrows, plastic nose, and bushy mustache, caricaturing Groucho Marx.

Example Sentences

"Vonnegut did not write the book, and the photo on the book jacket of Trout looked suspiciously like Farmer, wearing Boss Mule work gloves, beagle puss and mustache, sunglasses, mufflers, etc."
"The punchline: a bewildered Ung wearing a beaglepuss and trying to type with a rubber chicken […]"
"Julian Assange personally reads every document to be published, types it up and formats it on his laptop while wearing a beaglepuss."

Etymology

From Franco-American Novelty Company's brand name "Beagle Puss Disguise Kit", apparently from beagle + puss (“face”).

Inflected Forms

beaglepusses (plural)

Synonyms

Groucho glasses

Questions

What does beaglepuss mean?: A novelty pair of horn-rimmed glasses with attached eyebrows, plastic nose, and bushy mustache, caricaturing Groucho Marx.
Where does beaglepuss come from?: From Franco-American Novelty Company's brand name "Beagle Puss Disguise Kit", apparently from beagle + puss (“face”).

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