Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chatbox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: chat-box
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Example Sentences

"As you may know, in the third weekend of October, we will organise a JOTI (Jamboree On The Internet) weekend, instead of the JOTA. During that weekend we plan to open several chatboxes on IRC. On these boxes Scouts from all over the world can chat with each other."
"How do you handle students who use the Internet for chatboxes and email?"
"As the video streams, there's a chatbox by the side of it. All viewers are welcome to leave comments in the chatbox or simply watch the chat that is developing."

Etymology

From chat + box.

Inflected Forms

chatboxes (plural)

Questions

What does chatbox mean?: A chat room.
Where does chatbox come from?: From chat + box.

How to pronounce chatbox

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