Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blustrification

/blʌs.tɹɪf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blus-tri-fi-ca-tion
IPA: /blʌs.tɹɪf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Boisterous celebration, carousal, or noisy outpouring.

Colloquial; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cushin Cartridge, the tythe^([sic – meaning tithe])-proctor, pinshuner^([sic – meaning pensioner]), and police man, sends his love to ye, and says that your lether^([sic – meaning letter]) did put him in a big blustrification; […]"
"Christopher Murphy arrived from Ireland on Saturday last . . . and was kicking up a devil of a blustrification, when an officious watchman somewhat damped his raptures."
"Party at mi casa. My wife and I made tamales stuffed with corned beef cooked in Guinness. A bi-cultural blustrification."
"Yeah, right. More blustrification. What was it Harry Truman said? Something like, “If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em.”"

Etymology

Possibly from bluster + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bluster

Usage

Synonyms

celebration entertainment feast festival festivity function gathering fete

Questions

How do you pronounce blustrification?: The recorded pronunciation is /blʌs.tɹɪf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
What does blustrification mean?: Boisterous celebration, carousal, or noisy outpouring.
Where does blustrification come from?: Possibly from bluster + -ification.

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