Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collie-shangie

/ˈkɒliˌʃɑŋi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
col-lie-shang-ie
IPA
/ˈkɒliˌʃɑŋi/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loud quarrelsome fight.

Archaic

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Etymology

From Scots collie-shangie, from collie (“a breed of dog”), and shangie (“an object tied to a dog's tail”). The frustration of having a shangie attached made the highly energetic collies irritable and likely to fight.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: collie-shangie

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Questions

How do you pronounce collie-shangie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒliˌʃɑŋi/.
What does collie-shangie mean?
A loud quarrelsome fight.
Where does collie-shangie come from?
From Scots collie-shangie, from collie (“a breed of dog”), and shangie (“an object tied to a dog's tail”). The frustration of having a shangie attached made the highly energetic collies irritable and likely to fight.

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