Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghod

/ɡɑd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ghod
IPA: /ɡɑd/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated; Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"Fans usually spell it with a "h" when referring to fannish ghods."
""As a youth," said the ghod as he shook his grey head, / "I feared it the BNF's grave; / But now that the neos all think that I'm dead, / I continue the fanac I crave.""
"I have not posted here before, but I have been in fandom before a long phase of gafia, and have read many books during my active times. I was a SMOF in the past, but not a super-Smof, and had my favorite authors. Harlan Ellison was like a ghod to me, and the lesser lights were those around me and some not what others may expect."

Etymology

From god + -h-.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ghods (plural)

Homonyms

god

Rhymes With

nod grad

Questions

How do you pronounce ghod?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɑd/.
What does ghod mean?: God.
Where does ghod come from?: From god + -h-.

How to pronounce ghod

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