Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

little-go

/ˈlɪtəlɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.57 in modern English

Syllables: lit-tle--go
IPA: /ˈlɪtəlɡəʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A private lottery, especially when illegal.

noun

Alternative form of little go (“university exam”).

British usage

Example Sentences

""Oh," said Mr. Charles Larkyns, "they give you no end of trouble at these places; and they require the vaccination certificate before you go in for your responsions, - the Little-go, you know. You need not mention my name in your letter as having told you this. It will be quite enough to say that you understand such a thing is required.""
"At school they never flogg'd him, / At college, though not fast, / Yet his little-go and great-go / He creditably pass'd, / And made his year's allowance / For eighteen months to last."
"Let's see, this is only his third term? I'll give him, perhaps, two more to make the place too hot to hold him. Take my word for it, he'll never get to his little-go."
"[…] the interrogators were able to recognize this as, “There was a question just like that on my little-go.”"

Etymology

From little + go.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

little-gos (plural) little-goes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce little-go?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪtəlɡəʊ/.
What does little-go mean?: A private lottery, especially when illegal.
Where does little-go come from?: From little + go.

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