Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claytons

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: clay-tons
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inferior substitute, unsatisfactory compromise, or ersatz.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Informal

name

plural of Clayton

Example Sentences

"Cheer up bro, it was a Claytons test anyway."
"AFL Game Day's Hamish McLaughlin summed up the summer perfectly last Sunday: "There's been new coaches, new presidents, new captains, good trades, ugly trades, suspended CEOs, suspended football managers and coaches, player managers fined, drug allegations, ASADA, WADA, the ACC, capped rotations, Clayton's tanking, the tanking you're having when you're not really having tanking."

Etymology

From a non-alcoholic drink called Claytons named after the Clayton brothers and promoted in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s as “the drink you have when you′re not having a drink”. The drink itself did not impress consumers and is now all but forgotten.

Usage

Phrases

Claytons alliance Claytons election Claytons solution Claytons term

Frequently Paired Words

Clayton Clayton's

Questions

What does claytons mean?: Inferior substitute, unsatisfactory compromise, or ersatz.
Where does claytons come from?: From a non-alcoholic drink called Claytons named after the Clayton brothers and promoted in Australia and New Zealand in the 1980s as “the drink you have when you′re not having a drink”. The drink itself did not impress consumers and is now all but forgotten.

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