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daft laddie question

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
daft lad-die ques-tion
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A question posed to a group by a person feigning stupidity with the aim of making sure all aspects of a subject have been considered.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

daft laddie questions (plural)

Phrases

Socratic irony

Frequently Paired Words

Socratic irony daft lassie question devil's advocate

Questions

What does daft laddie question mean?
A question posed to a group by a person feigning stupidity with the aim of making sure all aspects of a subject have been considered.

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