Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oh for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables
oh -for
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.

noun

An instance in which a player did not get a hit in a game.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From oh (“zero”). Clipped from scorekeeping expressions like "0-4" (read "oh for four"), indicating a baseball player recorded zero hits in four at-bats.

Inflected Forms

oh fors (plural) ofer (alternative) o-fer (alternative) oh fer (alternative) ohfer (alternative) ofor (alternative) o-for (alternative) ohfor (alternative)

Phrases

O for

Frequently Paired Words

O for

Questions

What does oh for mean?
A game or time period in which a player did not manage to sustain a particular attainment.
Where does oh for come from?
From oh (“zero”). Clipped from scorekeeping expressions like "0-4" (read "oh for four"), indicating a baseball player recorded zero hits in four at-bats.

How to pronounce oh for

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