Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

control freak

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
con-trol f-reak
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.

Informal

noun

A tyrant or manipulator.

Informal

Etymology

From control + freak. First use appears c. 1970 in the Los Angeles Times.

Usage

Inflected Forms

control freaks (plural)

Phrases

control freakery control freakism

Questions

What does control freak mean?
A person who is excessively controlling and domineering.
Where does control freak come from?
From control + freak. First use appears c. 1970 in the Los Angeles Times.

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