Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earbasher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ear-bash-er
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who talks or complains a lot; a chatterbox or nagger.

Australian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Yorkey had met men like Dodds before, earbashers, kingsized earbashers, but he gave him another smoke and listened to all the dreary tales, hoping there'd come a mention of Jimmy Moon."

Etymology

From ear + basher.

Usage

Inflected Forms

earbashers (plural)

Questions

What does earbasher mean?: A person who talks or complains a lot; a chatterbox or nagger.
Where does earbasher come from?: From ear + basher.

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