Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

huffpo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: huff-po
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post), a politically liberal US news web site.

Example Sentences

"HuffPo is not made for people who like their news straight. As the situation in Iraq got boggy, the economy soured and the Bush Administration's popularity face-planted, folks wanted a place to vent."

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of Huffington Post; now treated as a clipping of HuffPost.

Frequently Paired Words

WaPo

Questions

What does huffpo mean?: HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post), a politically liberal US news web site.
Where does huffpo come from?: Syllabic abbreviation of Huffington Post; now treated as a clipping of HuffPost.

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