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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harpic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
harpic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An international brand of toilet cleaner

Uncountable

noun

Crazy, insane (from the Harpic marketing slogan ‘cleans round the bend’)

Countable; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Contraction of the name of the toilet cleaner inventor Harry Pickup.

Usage

Questions

What does harpic mean?
An international brand of toilet cleaner
Where does harpic come from?
Contraction of the name of the toilet cleaner inventor Harry Pickup.

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