Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hangy-downs

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hangy--downs
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The parts of anything that hang down, such as tassels.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"With the divider removed or disengaged, the hangy-downs that attach it can get caught up in the loading process. So it goes."
"Next night, I took a small bucket with some rocks in it, sure enough there was Bulley and all the pond cows up to their hangy-downs in the muddy water."
"Leon was in his most resplendent, gaudiest, Day-Glo getup, including a purple felt fez with multiple hangy-downs and a cranberry vestment with gold collar, appliquéd with every religious symbol known to man […]"

Etymology

Diminutive of hang down, with -y suffix.

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

What does hangy-downs mean?: The parts of anything that hang down, such as tassels.
Where does hangy-downs come from?: Diminutive of hang down, with -y suffix.

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