Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liffey water

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: lif-fey wa-ter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Guinness (brand of dark stout beer)

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Good value over a pint of Liffey-water, but so what?"
"It serves a decent pint of Liffey water, as well as beaming in football from the British Isles."

Etymology

From the name of the Irish river. Possibly also rhyming slang for porter (“kind of beer”).

Usage

Questions

What does liffey water mean?: Guinness (brand of dark stout beer)
Where does liffey water come from?: From the name of the Irish river. Possibly also rhyming slang for porter (“kind of beer”).

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