Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mad minute

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables: mad minute
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A test of marksmanship with fifteen aimed shots at a twelve-inch target at 200 yards within one minute.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Then the Major got into the game and launched rockets at them, and we all had a few mad minutes having target practice on the Lionel train set."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

mad minutes (plural)

Questions

What does mad minute mean?: A test of marksmanship with fifteen aimed shots at a twelve-inch target at 200 yards within one minute.

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