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boojum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
boo-jum
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.

noun

A species of tree (Fouquieria columnaris) native to Baja California, Mexico.

Countable

noun

Something mysterious and dangerous.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Nonsense word from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll.

Usage

Inflected Forms

boojums (plural)

Questions

What does boojum mean?
A geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.
Where does boojum come from?
Nonsense word from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll.

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