Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cow tipping

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: cow tip-ping
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional pastime wherein a person sneaks up on a sleeping cow and pushes it over.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

The practice of drawing the attention of a lolcow to the fact that they are being mocked.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The medieval cow tippers were a rutheless lot, to be sure, with their Knights of the Round Bovine Topplers, and Cowalot...But times changed and so did the fashion and style of cow tipping."
"If setting up your database server feels like as much work as raising cattle, but with-out the glamor, you may mix business with pleasure and perform some virtual cow tipping: sneak up on your database server and try to push it over."
"cow tipping v: a high school or college prank of sneaking up to a standing sleeping cow and pushing her over[…]"

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Synonyms

glass tapping

Questions

What does cow tipping mean?: A fictional pastime wherein a person sneaks up on a sleeping cow and pushes it over.

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