Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coatigan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coat-i-gan
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A garment that is a hybrid of a coat and a cardigan.

Example Sentences

"And it doesn't stop there: greige, skorts, coatigans, recessionistas, glunge, glamping – all these linguistic mashups began life on the pages of fashion magazines or style blogs and have since gone more mainstream than a Louboutin stiletto."
"Oh my god, you should see them. It is actually the most hilar thing I have ever seen in my life. Even more hilar than the coatigan Gran made before."
"Coatigans can be found at all price levels from a variety of retailers, including Amazon, J. Crew and so on up to the very haute."

Etymology

Blend of coat + cardigan.

Inflected Forms

coatigans (plural)

Questions

What does coatigan mean?: A garment that is a hybrid of a coat and a cardigan.
Where does coatigan come from?: Blend of coat + cardigan.

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