Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dear abby

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: dear ab-by
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An advice column written under the pen name Abigail Van Buren.

name

name

Example Sentences

"I am not Dr. Phil, Dear Abby, or a qualified relationship counselor."
"Baby, you know it. Even Dear Abby’d say the same."
"Well I wrote to Ann Landers and Dear Abby too / And sought their advice as to what I should do"
"We got Ann Landers and her sister Dear Abby."
"Better known by the pen name Abigail Van Buren — and instantly recognizable by the words that were practically her nickname, “Dear Abby” — she fit thoughtful advice into succinct newspaper columns for more than 40 years."

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Questions

What does dear abby mean?: An advice column written under the pen name Abigail Van Buren.

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