Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

missed connection

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: missed -con-nec-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of personal advertisement which arises after two people meet but are too shy or otherwise unable to exchange contact details.

Inflected Forms

missed connections (plural)

Phrases

lonely-hearts personal column

Frequently Paired Words

lonely-hearts personal column

Questions

What does missed connection mean?: A type of personal advertisement which arises after two people meet but are too shy or otherwise unable to exchange contact details.

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