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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feghoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
feghoot
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short story ending in a pun.

Etymology

From a science-fiction series called "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot" by Reginald Bretnor. The name Feghoot was invented by Bretnor's wife from the letters on a Scrabble rack.

Inflected Forms

feghoots (plural)

Phrases

shaggy dog story

Frequently Paired Words

shaggy dog story

Questions

What does feghoot mean?
A short story ending in a pun.
Where does feghoot come from?
From a science-fiction series called "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot" by Reginald Bretnor. The name Feghoot was invented by Bretnor's wife from the letters on a Scrabble rack.

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