Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dashy

/ˈdæʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
dashy
IPA
/ˈdæʃi/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

Colloquial; Dated

Etymology

From dash + -y.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdæʃi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dashier (comparative) dashiest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

dashing

Homonyms

dashi

Rhymes With

flashy trashy ashy splashy nashi bashy slashy mashie rashy mashy rashie plashy

Questions

How do you pronounce dashy?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæʃi/.
What does dashy mean?
Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.
Where does dashy come from?
From dash + -y.

How to pronounce dashy

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