Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horse armor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
horse ar-mor
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, armor.; armor worn by a horse.

noun

A piece of downloadable content or microtransaction for a video game, especially one purely cosmetic and considered being of bad value.

Derogatory; Humorous

Etymology

In reference to Bethesda Game Studios' 2006 RPG, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which notoriously offered horse armor as a paid piece of DLC.

Usage

Inflected Forms

horse armors (plural)

Questions

What does horse armor mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see horse, armor.; armor worn by a horse.
Where does horse armor come from?
In reference to Bethesda Game Studios' 2006 RPG, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which notoriously offered horse armor as a paid piece of DLC.

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