Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dickings

/ˈdɪkɪŋz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dick-ings
IPA: /ˈdɪkɪŋz/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of dicking

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -s

Questions

How do you pronounce dickings?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪkɪŋz/.
What does dickings mean?: plural of dicking
Where does dickings come from?: From a medieval diminutive of Dick + the patronymic suffix -s.

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