Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gownie

/ˈɡaʊni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gown-ie
IPA
/ˈɡaʊni/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person living in a university town who has some academic connection with the university.

British usage; Slang

Etymology

From gown + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gownies (plural)

Antonyms

townie

Rhymes With

brownie hash brownie downy townie frowny clowny

Questions

How do you pronounce gownie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaʊni/.
What does gownie mean?
A person living in a university town who has some academic connection with the university.
Where does gownie come from?
From gown + -ie.

How to pronounce gownie

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