Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black cat

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.70 in modern English

Syllables: black- -cat
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fisher, North American marten that has thick brown fur (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti).

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, cat.

verb

To do better than another in some respect; to one up.

Slang

noun

someone connected with Sunderland Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Example Sentences

"The team name derives from the Lynx wildcat of 702 Naval Air Squadron’s badge and also the naval slang of “Black Catting” which implies having done or owned something better than anyone else."
"Understandably the teams were hyped for their 132nd league meeting, but Steve Bruce's Black Cats were also looking to settle a score having been humiliated 5-1 at St James' Park at the end of October."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

black cats (plural) black cats (present, singular) black catting (participle, present) black catted (participle, past) black catted (past)

Synonyms

fisher pekan fisher cat martes pennanti

Questions

What does black cat mean?: A fisher, North American marten that has thick brown fur (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti).

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