Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemmy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: chem-my
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The card game called chemin de fer.

British usage; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We use him for eloping with heiresses, getting involved in drug scandals, and running illegal chemmy parties."

Etymology

From chem(in de fer) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chemin de fer
Suffix: -y

Usage

Inflected Forms

chemmie (alternative)

Questions

What does chemmy mean?: The card game called chemin de fer.
Where does chemmy come from?: From chem(in de fer) + -y.

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