Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bobbitt

/bˈɑbɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: bob-bitt
IPA: /bˈɑbɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cut off the penis of (a person).

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To cut off (the penis).

Informal; Transitive verb

name

Example Sentences

"Watch out: she might bobbitt you as you sleep."
"[…] penis should be Bobbitted by about seven feet, having been joined up to his navel in error […]"
"The consensus was that the thing was indecent, and it had to be abridged, Bobbitted, turtled, so to speak."
"2019, Lt. Col. K. Gopinathan (Retd), The Coup India Missed One by one, the emasculated humanoids emerged from the LCV into their weird penis-less world. […] The Group Leader […] pulled a SAT phone from the glove compartment and tapped out 'bobbitted'. He pressed the send button."

Etymology

From the surname of John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife cut off his penis during his sleep.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Bobb

Usage

Inflected Forms

bobbitts (present, singular) bobbitting (participle, present) bobbitted (participle, past) bobbitted (past)

Derived Forms

bobbitt Bobbittize

Phrases

pull a Bobbitt

Rhymes With

hobbit cobbett

Questions

How do you pronounce bobbitt?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑbɪt/.
What does bobbitt mean?: To cut off the penis of (a person).
Where does bobbitt come from?: From the surname of John Wayne Bobbitt, whose wife cut off his penis during his sleep.

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