Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friday face

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: fri-day -face
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gloomy or melancholy face.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

Perhaps from Friday being a day of meagre fare among Catholics and High Church Protestants.

Usage

British usage
Obsolete
Slang

Inflected Forms

Friday faces (plural)

Questions

What does friday face mean?: A gloomy or melancholy face.
Where does friday face come from?: Perhaps from Friday being a day of meagre fare among Catholics and High Church Protestants.

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