Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gasper

/ɡˈæspɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: gasper
IPA: /ɡˈæspɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or animal that gasps.

noun

Something that causes one to gasp in shock, suspense, or awe.

Informal

noun

Slang

noun

One who is aroused by autoasphyxiation.

Slang

noun

An adjustable air outlet over a passenger seat in aircraft.

Slang

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Viserys unsheathes his dagger and says he’ll have his tongue for this, but his brother is quicker. In a classic Game Of Thrones gasper of a moment, Daemon whips out his sword and slices the top half of Vaemond’s head off like a watermelon. “He can keep his tongue,” the prince remarks, in a savage mic drop."
"Standing on the corner like a just-got-in-town jasper / I'm on a street corner with a gasper"
"The engineer shivers in the bright chill and lights a gasper of his own and tells Madame Psychosis through the intercom that the whole range of levels is fine."
"He blows out the smoke from his gasper full of green shit."

Etymology

From gasp + -er.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gaspers (plural)

Phrases

Stourton with Gasper

Homonyms

gaspar

Rhymes With

jasper casper caspar gaspar asper glasper

Questions

How do you pronounce gasper?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈæspɚ/.
What does gasper mean?: A person or animal that gasps.
Where does gasper come from?: From gasp + -er.

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