dummie
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In the inner coat pocket were found several cards, on which were written in ink, “Please give me a transfer,” “Please give me two tickets for Portchester,” and “I am a deaf-mute.” A pay envelope, containing $12 and addressed, “Dummie,” was found on him."
- "Q: “Who owns the Central Library building in downtown L.A.?” Trevor was stumped. So was I. “Wrong,” the computer spat out. “His name is Arnold Schwartzenegger.^([sic]) You dummie.” I had Casey at last. Schwarzenegger has no t."
- "When Rachel Maddow spotted her celebrity doppelgänger backstage at the “Friends for a Benefit” event on Sunday night, she let out a cry. “I could have worn my glasses!” she yelped. The two were about to share the stage for a Q&A.; “I didn’t know you had a beard. I was so worried it would be tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum. And I would be the dummie.”"
- "I have a personal policy of never Francisplaining to others, (a) because I’m Jewish and (b) because that’s the single fastest way to end up looking like a dummie on the topic of this unpredictable and strong-willed pope."
- "‘He can’t hear you though, sir, he’s a dummie.’ ‘A dummie, is it?’"
Etymology
From dumb + -ie.