Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

october surprise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English

Syllables: oc-to-ber -sur-prise
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An occurrence that unexpectedly comes to public attention just prior to a November election, especially a presidential election, and that is likely to affect the outcome.

American usage

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

October surprises (plural)

Questions

What does october surprise mean?: An occurrence that unexpectedly comes to public attention just prior to a November election, especially a presidential election, and that is likely to affect the outcome.

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