Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juvy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: ju-vy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of juvie.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From juvenile + -y with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: juvenile

Usage

Inflected Forms

juvies (plural)

Questions

What does juvy mean?: Alternative spelling of juvie.
Where does juvy come from?: From juvenile + -y with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

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