Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juwaub

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: juwaub
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A formal refusal.

Indian usage; British usage; Dated; Slang

verb

To refuse or rebuff.

Indian usage; British usage; Dated; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"These offices are often to be filled up, their untiring perseverance occasioning the secession of a member, who, after having sustained repeated juwaubs, is accepted at last, […]"

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?] (“an answer”).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Usage

Inflected Forms

juwaubs (plural) juwaubs (present, singular) juwaubing (participle, present) juwaubed (participle, past) juwaubed (past)

Questions

What does juwaub mean?: A formal refusal.
Where does juwaub come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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