Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

old sparky

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: old s-parky
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Nickname for an electric chair used for executions.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"[…]and I think that, for most of those men, the truth of what was happening to them finally hit all the way home when their ankles were being clamped to the stout oak of “Old Sparky’s” legs."

Usage

American usage
Slang

Questions

What does old sparky mean?: Nickname for an electric chair used for executions.

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