Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idaho stop

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: ida-ho stop
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation, legal in certain jurisdictions, where a cyclist treats a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign.

Etymology

In reference to the US state of Idaho, where this law originated in 1982.

Inflected Forms

Idaho stops (plural)

Questions

What does idaho stop mean?: The situation, legal in certain jurisdictions, where a cyclist treats a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign.
Where does idaho stop come from?: In reference to the US state of Idaho, where this law originated in 1982.

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