Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gordie howe hat trick

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: gordie howe hat trick
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

1

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The triple achievement of a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, within a single game.

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

""Basil got a ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’," Dave Gagner said. "He scored a goal, got an assist on the winner and got into a fight. A hell of a fight!""
""Last February against Anaheim," Severyn said . . . "I got a Gordie Howe hat trick that night. You know, a goal, a fight and an assist.""
"The assist came in the first period. . . . The goal came later in the first. . . . Then in the third, to complete the Gordie Howe hat trick, the fight just happened, said Milan Lucic."

Etymology

From Gordie Howe + hat trick. Named for Gordie Howe (1928–2016), considered one of the all-time best ice hockey players, but known for his tendency to fight.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

Gordie Howe hat tricks (plural)

Questions

What does gordie howe hat trick mean?: The triple achievement of a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, within a single game.
Where does gordie howe hat trick come from?: From Gordie Howe + hat trick. Named for Gordie Howe (1928–2016), considered one of the all-time best ice hockey players, but known for his tendency to fight.

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