Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oomska

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oom-s-ka
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You mean you've been up here in all this beastly mud and oomska without Wellingtons?"
"Radio 1 DJ Reggie Yates was put to work on the latrine-wagon – ladling liquid, roiling oomska from latrines shared by a thousand people a day."

Etymology

Perhaps a pig Latin form of scum.

Usage

Questions

What does oomska mean?: Filth, dirt.
Where does oomska come from?: Perhaps a pig Latin form of scum.

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