Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huckleberry finn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: huck-le-ber-ry finn
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has a boyish innocence and a spirit of curiosity, along with a reluctance to accept social norms and a desire for exploration and adventure (especially exploring by floating down a river).

Example Sentences

"the white outsider with the tattered vest, the Huck Finn of the 20th century, Nelson Muntz"
"George Bancroft, the Huckleberry Finn of the American screen, comes back with one of his best performances in "The Docks of New York"."
"(Mickey Rooney) was the Huckleberry Finn of America. Every kid wanted to be like him but no dame wanted to be married to him. Because he wasn't handsome. To them, he was a crazy little kid."
"The son of missionary parents from the U.S., he had been raised in a small Cofan Indian village just downriver from Lago Agrio, where he blossomed into the Huckleberry Finn of the upper Amazon."

Etymology

From the fictional character Huckleberry Finn created by the American author Mark Twain.

Inflected Forms

Huckleberry Finns (plural) Huck Finn (alternative)

Questions

What does huckleberry finn mean?: A person who has a boyish innocence and a spirit of curiosity, along with a reluctance to accept social norms and a desire for exploration and adventure (especially exploring by floating down a river).
Where does huckleberry finn come from?: From the fictional character Huckleberry Finn created by the American author Mark Twain.

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