Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copperheadism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cop-per-head-ism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The project went nowhere, but it did plant seeds of copperheadism that germinated a couple of years later."

Etymology

From Copperhead + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Copperhead

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does copperheadism mean?: The state of being a Copperhead; sympathy in the North for Southern secessionists during the American Civil War.
Where does copperheadism come from?: From Copperhead + -ism.

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