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menckenism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
menck-enism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inflammatory and satirical remark of, or characteristic of, Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Mencken + -ism.

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Inflected Forms

Menckenisms (plural)

Questions

What does menckenism mean?
An inflammatory and satirical remark of, or characteristic of, Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880–1956), influential American writer and critic.
Where does menckenism come from?
From Mencken + -ism.

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