Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fopling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fo-pling
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic

Example Sentences

"sit down to delineate a Momus or a Satyr, with at least as much complacency as a vulgar fopling or a partycoloured buffoon."

Etymology

From fop + -ling.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fop

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

foplings (plural)

Questions

What does fopling mean?: A petty fop.
Where does fopling come from?: From fop + -ling.

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