jazz garter
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
36
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A decorative garter worn by women during the Jazz Age.
Example Sentences
- "Occasionally at a bush dance, when the elderly folk were conspicuous by their absence, the M.C. would throw a jazz-garter on the floor, point at some lucky fellow, and shout, 'You have ten seconds to find its mate. A packet of cigarettes if you do'. The girls would squeal and giggle and start running; […]"
- "Arousal and orgasm are no longer thought necessary; they would be a symptom of frivolity merely, like jazz garters or beauty spots."