Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drygulch

/ˈdɹaɪ.ɡʌlt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drygulch
IPA: /ˈdɹaɪ.ɡʌlt͡ʃ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To murder; to attack, assault, especially in an ambush.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"‘Then one of them got into the car and dry-gulched me.’"
"You've delivered yourselves into the hands of capitalists and Christers, and anybody wants to change any of that steps across ’at frontera, they're drygulched on the spot—though I'm sure you'd know how to avoid that, Dwayne."

Etymology

Because in the American West, outlaws often killed people as they passed through a dry gulch; or because cattle rustlers drove stolen animals off the edge of such a gulch. (ref. John Ayto 1998)

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɹaɪ.ɡʌlt͡ʃ/
British English: /ˈdɹʌɪɡʌltʃ/

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

drygulches (present, singular) drygulching (participle, present) drygulched (participle, past) drygulched (past) dry gulch (alternative) dry-gulch (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce drygulch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹaɪ.ɡʌlt͡ʃ/.
What does drygulch mean?: To murder; to attack, assault, especially in an ambush.
Where does drygulch come from?: Because in the American West, outlaws often killed people as they passed through a dry gulch; or because cattle rustlers drove stolen animals off the edge of such a gulch. (ref. John Ayto 1998)

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