Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bindlestiff

/ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bindles-tiff
IPA: /ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions.

American usage

Example Sentences

"The hobo was a migrant worker, generally honest. The tramp would make a living stealing but there would be mutual respect between them. The bindlestiff on the otherhand was the lowest of the low for he would steal from the bindles of his fellow wanderers."
"And before he knew it he was a bindlestiff himself."
"She had been born in Tucson, mother full-blooded Cherokee, father a bindlestiff on his way through."
"AP Finance was tucked somewhere between South Central and the vestigial river, hometown of Indians and bindlestiffs and miscellaneous drinkers of Midnight Special […]"

Etymology

From bindle + stiff.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

bindlestiffs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bindlestiff?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪnd(ə)lstɪf/.
What does bindlestiff mean?: A tramp (hobo) who carries a bedroll or a bundle of possessions.
Where does bindlestiff come from?: From bindle + stiff.

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