Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

houdini

/hudˈini/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: hou-di-ni
IPA: /hudˈini/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.

noun

An escape artist.

verb

To escape a difficult situation quickly.

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“Hey! Let’s go see what the others are up too,” he suggested and Houdinied his way out from between the counter and Lorilei before fleeing to the hallway."
"While she Houdinied out of the sheets she seesawed upright to a sitting position, then, free, she sprang to her feet, her spiffy breasts not the least bit fazed by her thunky dismount."
"Friends: to those I Houdini-ed, those I ran away from, those I lied to, took advantage of, or abused in any sort of way, I am sorry."

Etymology

Invented by Harry Houdini from the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Houdinis (plural) Houdinis (present, singular) Houdiniing (participle, present) Houdini-ing (participle, present) Houdinied (participle, past) Houdinied (past) Houdini-ed (participle, past) Houdini-ed (past)

Rhymes With

bikini genie sweeney martini lamborghini mussolini teeny zucchini mancini jeannie cassini eugenie

Questions

How do you pronounce houdini?: The recorded pronunciation is /hudˈini/.
What does houdini mean?: The magician and escape artist Harry Houdini.
Where does houdini come from?: Invented by Harry Houdini from the French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin.

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