Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moron in a hurry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: mo-ron in a hur-ry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any hypothetical person used in a legal test related to trade marks; the "moron in a hurry" is the only person who could reasonably be imagined to confuse two marks.

British usage

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

morons in a hurry (plural)

Phrases

man on the Bondi tram man on the Clapham omnibus person having ordinary skill in the art

Frequently Paired Words

man on the Bondi tram man on the Clapham omnibus person having ordinary skill in the art

Questions

What does moron in a hurry mean?: Any hypothetical person used in a legal test related to trade marks; the "moron in a hurry" is the only person who could reasonably be imagined to confuse two marks.

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