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edsel

/ˈɛdsəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
ed-sel
IPA
/ˈɛdsəl/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.

name

An automobile marque that was planned, manufactured, and launched with great advertising hype by the Ford Motor Company in September 1957, but was a notorious failure.

noun

Any unwanted product or commercial failure, especially one given much publicity.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Edsels (plural)

Synonyms

flop lead balloon lemon

Questions

How do you pronounce edsel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛdsəl/.
What does edsel mean?
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Etzel.
Where does edsel come from?
The automobile marque is named after Edsel Ford (1893–1943), son of Henry Ford. Compare German Etzel.

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