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harold holt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
harold holt
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sudden departure.

Countable; Slang

noun

Salt.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From both the fact that "Holt" rhymes with "bolt" and that Harold Holt (Australia's 17th Prime Minister) died in office after disappearing after a swim. As "Holt" also rhymes with "salt", the term has also been used to refer to salt, but this usage is less common.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Chemistry.

Inflected Forms

Harold Holts (plural)

Questions

What does harold holt mean?
A sudden departure.
Where does harold holt come from?
From both the fact that "Holt" rhymes with "bolt" and that Harold Holt (Australia's 17th Prime Minister) died in office after disappearing after a swim. As "Holt" also rhymes with "salt", the term has also been used to refer to salt, but this usage is less common.

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