Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naptown

/ˈnæpˌtaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: nap-town
IPA: /ˈnæpˌtaʊn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana

American usage

Example Sentences

"Arrow pledge Kathleen Berhman is wearing a siyma nu pin from Naptown."
"The same friends who teased me about being a kept man also delighted in pointing out the provincial reputation of the city where I’d be moving. Indianapolis? they asked. Some of them even referred to it as “Naptown.”"

Etymology

From Nap + town.

Usage

American usage

Questions

How do you pronounce naptown?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæpˌtaʊn/.
What does naptown mean?: Nickname for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana
Where does naptown come from?: From Nap + town.

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