Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bouncing betty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: bounc-ing -bet-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops.

Informal

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

bouncing Betties (plural)

Phrases

bounding mine

Frequently Paired Words

bounding mine

Questions

What does bouncing betty mean?: A land mine which is propelled a meter or two into the air before exploding to increase the amount of damage inflicted on surrounding troops.

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