Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landlubbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: land-lub-bing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Some sweet motion of the sea And feathered form the Chickadee Twenty-seven miles from land it makes landlubbing mind expand."

Etymology

Back-formation from landlubber, using -ing.

Usage

Derogatory

Questions

What does landlubbing mean?: Unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship.
Where does landlubbing come from?: Back-formation from landlubber, using -ing.

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