Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nastygram

/ˈnæstiˌɡɹæm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nasty-gram
IPA: /ˈnæstiˌɡɹæm/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A written communication containing unpleasant material, especially one that criticizes, insults, or intimidates the recipient.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Ordinary people might find a "nasty gram" in the mail, a notice from a lender who has not received payment from a borrower."
""Okay, before we over-react... Ennesby, are you one hundred percent sure that General Xinchub was responsible for that bomb?" "A hundred percent? No. But I am sure that he got my nasty-gram.""
"Virgin Media, one of the UK's largest ISPs, has agreed to forward British music industry nastygrams to subscribers suspected of illegal file-swapping."

Etymology

From nasty + -gram. Possibly a playful variation of candygram.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

nastygrams (plural) nasty gram (alternative) nasty-gram (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

candygram

Questions

How do you pronounce nastygram?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæstiˌɡɹæm/.
What does nastygram mean?: A written communication containing unpleasant material, especially one that criticizes, insults, or intimidates the recipient.
Where does nastygram come from?: From nasty + -gram. Possibly a playful variation of candygram.

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