Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licorice pizza

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: licorice piz-za
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vinyl record.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

Humorous reinterpretation of the acronym LP (“long-play”), alluding to the round, black appearance of a record.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

licorice pizzas (plural)

Questions

What does licorice pizza mean?: A vinyl record.
Where does licorice pizza come from?: Humorous reinterpretation of the acronym LP (“long-play”), alluding to the round, black appearance of a record.

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