Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamfest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: ham-fest
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An event where amateur radio operators can meet up and trade equipment.

Informal

Example Sentences

"A morning at my local hamfest got me a low-band transceiver (everybody called it a "rice box") for what seemed to me a very reasonable price. The antenna, however, was a more difficult problem."

Etymology

From ham + -fest.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ham

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hamfests (plural)

Questions

What does hamfest mean?: An event where amateur radio operators can meet up and trade equipment.
Where does hamfest come from?: From ham + -fest.

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