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naugahyde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
nau-gahyde
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial leather made with a knit fabric backing and PVC coating.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Naugahyde

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

A marketing coinage of the 1930s, from Naugatuck, Connecticut, where it was first produced, and hide; it was humorously marketed as being the skin of an animal called a Nauga.

Usage

Inflected Forms

naugahide (alternative)

Derived Forms

Nauga

Phrases

Corinthian leather

Frequently Paired Words

Corinthian leather latex nitrile PVC rubber vinyl see pseudoleather § Hyponyms

Questions

What does naugahyde mean?
An artificial leather made with a knit fabric backing and PVC coating.
Where does naugahyde come from?
A marketing coinage of the 1930s, from Naugatuck, Connecticut, where it was first produced, and hide; it was humorously marketed as being the skin of an animal called a Nauga.

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