Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eatanswill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eatan-swill
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area where a disorderly, argumentative and riotous election takes place.

Etymology

Name of the fictitious setting of riotous parliamentary elections in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers. Derived from eat and swill; see swill (“to drink”).

Inflected Forms

Eatanswills (plural)

Questions

What does eatanswill mean?: The area where a disorderly, argumentative and riotous election takes place.
Where does eatanswill come from?: Name of the fictitious setting of riotous parliamentary elections in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers. Derived from eat and swill; see swill (“to drink”).

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