maxonian
/mæksˈnoʊ.ni.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire.
noun
A native or inhabitant of Macclesfield.
Example Sentences
- "[…] gleeful grins on their faces and arms wrapped around girls of known questionable reputation who no self-respecting Maxonian lad would have touched with a barge pole."
- "An exhibition and play will both examine the Maxonian band's legacy."
- "We’re delighted to also welcome back New Order’s Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert – both big supporters of Barnaby – on the decks for a special Maxonian session."
- "As a fellow Macclesfieldian—or Maxonian as one was inexplicably called—I was fascinated to read the whole factual story of St Peter's Working Men's Institute, whose weekly affairs I used to report, all unknowing, in the days of bicycle clips and wet macs."
- "My thanks to my friends Clifford and Pauline Baillie, true Maxonians both, who helped me with local colour and phrases."
- "One born-and-bred Maxonian, now living around High Street, proffered a cognate observation about the plight of those 'stuck' on Moss Rose"
Etymology
Coined to identify a group of alumni of King's School, Macclesfield, at Oxford University as a blend of Macclesfield + Oxonian, which was then applied to residents of the town in general.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mæksˈnoʊ.ni.ən/
- British English: /mæksˈnəʊ.ni.ən/