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granfalloon

/ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gran-fal-loon
IPA
/ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːn/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of two or more people who imagine or are manipulated to believe they share a connection based on some circumstance of little or no real significance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut in 1963, in the novel Cat's Cradle, in which Vonnegut described the term as referencing a false karass, or "a proud and meaningless association of human beings"; later adopted by market researchers and social scientists.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːn/

Inflected Forms

granfalloons (plural)

Rhymes With

soon june afternoon moon man in the moon blue moon tune immune noon cartoon balloon spoon

Questions

How do you pronounce granfalloon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːn/.
What does granfalloon mean?
A group of two or more people who imagine or are manipulated to believe they share a connection based on some circumstance of little or no real significance.
Where does granfalloon come from?
Coined by American writer Kurt Vonnegut in 1963, in the novel Cat's Cradle, in which Vonnegut described the term as referencing a false karass, or "a proud and meaningless association of human beings"; later adopted by market researchers and social scientists.

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