dorf
/ˈdɔɹf/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A village in a German-speaking area.
noun
Example Sentences
- "This dorf contained some forty dwellings."
- "So, all things considered, we were not very cheerful at first; but when the mist got higher and the day got brighter, and particularly after we left the first little dorf."
- ""So? What'a you want? That's stupid! You dorf! Yeah . . . okay. I'll see you when I get there. Get off my back, will you?" When you tell him that's no way to talk to a friend, he looks at you as though you're from another planet."
- "He walked next to me on his knees, mimicking my gait. His face was down at my level, spit bubbling at the corner of his mouth. “I'm a dorf too!”"
- ""We only got one goddamn Tek chip, asshole," a teenage girl was saying in a thin nasal voice. “And you dorfs promised me first turn.”"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Dorf, דאָרף
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɔɹf/
- British English: /ˈdɔːf/