Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cherry-merry-bamboo

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
cher-ry-mer-ry-bam-boo
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beating with a bamboo stick.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

See cherry-merry.

Usage

Questions

What does cherry-merry-bamboo mean?
A beating with a bamboo stick.
Where does cherry-merry-bamboo come from?
See cherry-merry.

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