Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mellow yellow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
mel-low yel-low
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellow police car used in South Africa.

Countable; Slang

noun

Synonym of bananadine.

Uncountable

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What does mellow yellow mean?
A yellow police car used in South Africa.

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