Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marplot

/ˈmɑɹplɑt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: marplot
IPA: /ˈmɑɹplɑt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.

adj

Ruining a plan, interfering, spoilsport.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"“The old marplot has discovered the baby,” Monica whispered. “I suppose it cried and woke him up, and now he thinks he's witness to a miracle.”"
"Several classical texts relate that the mighty god Kung Kung (Common Work) [translating 共工 (Gònggōng)] plays the mythic role of the marplot, that is, one who seeks to destroy the cosmos.⁴¹ Chapter Three of Huai-nan Tzu [translating 淮南子 (Huáinánzǐ)], for example, narrates how the rebellious Kung Kung fought with the sky god Chuan Hsü [translating 顓頊 /颛顼] for world domination and in his titanic fury Kung Kung broke one of the supports that separated the sky from the earth.⁴²"
"Unthinking Anglo-Saxons regard him as a Gallic marplot, rather than the great twentieth-century statesman he was – certainly the greatest Frenchman since Napoleon."
"Let us argue the point with this pert, unruly, marplot conscience of mine…"

Etymology

From mar (“to spoil, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in The Busie Body, by Susanna Centlivre, in 1709. Compare addle-plot.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑɹplɑt/
British English: /ˈmɑːplɒt/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

marplots (plural) more marplot (comparative) most marplot (superlative)

Derived Forms

marplotry

Synonyms

spoilsport one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something

Questions

How do you pronounce marplot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹplɑt/.
What does marplot mean?: Synonym of spoilsport, one who ruins other's plans or enjoyment of something.
Where does marplot come from?: From mar (“to spoil, to ruin”) + plot (“plan”). In earliest use as a character name in The Busie Body, by Susanna Centlivre, in 1709. Compare addle-plot.

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