Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables
death s-tar
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a direct-to-home satellite television satellite (used by the cable television provider industry, to describe their competitors and the effect they would have in decimating the cable industry, prior to the introduction of digital satellite television and the three-foot dish revolution)

Canadian usage; American usage; Colloquial; Dated; Slang

Etymology

From death + star: star as in satellite; death as in the decimation of an industry. Influenced by the Death Star base in Star Wars media.

Usage

Inflected Forms

death stars (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

DTH

Synonyms

DBS direct broadcast satellite

Questions

What does death star mean?
a direct-to-home satellite television satellite (used by the cable television provider industry, to describe their competitors and the effect they would have in decimating the cable industry, prior to the introduction of digital satellite television and the three-foot dish revolution)
Where does death star come from?
From death + star: star as in satellite; death as in the decimation of an industry. Influenced by the Death Star base in Star Wars media.

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