Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ninesies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-ne-sies
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where nine actions must be performed.

Example Sentences

"He saw Lindy playing jacks on the sidewalk in Front of the store, snatching up ninesies and tensies in a heedless, all-out swoop that kept the backs of her lingers perpetually scraped raw."

Etymology

From nine + -sies.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nine

Questions

What does ninesies mean?: A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where nine actions must be performed.
Where does ninesies come from?: From nine + -sies.

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