Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manpad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: man-pad
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of MANPADS (“a handheld anti-aircraft missile”).

Etymology

Back-formation from MANPADS, as though the S in the acronym had been the plural marker -s.

Inflected Forms

MANPADs (plural)

Questions

What does manpad mean?: Alternative form of MANPADS (“a handheld anti-aircraft missile”).
Where does manpad come from?: Back-formation from MANPADS, as though the S in the acronym had been the plural marker -s.

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