kerby
/kɝbi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A children's ball game played in the street, the aim being to throw the ball against the opposite kerb and catch it on the rebound.
British usage; Uncountable
name
A surname.
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A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon, United States.
Example Sentences
- "It's dusk and there are a lot of kids out playing kerby and tag and football. For a December night, the weather isn't bad."
- "I'd play kerby in the street for hours looking up at contrails stretching across grey slate skies, wishing I was on a plane too, jetting away to somewhere else."
- "The heat from the tarmac refracted the light and disturbed the vision of the children as they persisted in their game of kerby."
Etymology
From kerb + -y.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kɝbi/
- British English: /kɜːbi/
Usage
- British usage
- Uncountable