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blackboard jungle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
black-board- jun-gle
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school with dangerous, unruly pupils.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

blackboard jungles (plural)

Phrases

Blackboard Jungle (1955 film)

Frequently Paired Words

Blackboard Jungle (1955 film)

Questions

What does blackboard jungle mean?
A school with dangerous, unruly pupils.

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