Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartooney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-tooney
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An empty and comically overstated threat of legal action, or a mock legal action.

adj

Misspelling of cartoony.

Example Sentences

"Because we who don’t like spam need a good laugh once in a while (other than the occasional guffaws induced by cartooneys), let me share a few samples from my incoming spam cesspool."

Etymology

Blend of cartoon + attorney, or a variation of cartoony.

Inflected Forms

cartoonies (plural) cartooneys (plural) cart00ney (alternative)

Questions

What does cartooney mean?: An empty and comically overstated threat of legal action, or a mock legal action.
Where does cartooney come from?: Blend of cartoon + attorney, or a variation of cartoony.

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