Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parrothead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-rot-head
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fan of the American musician Jimmy Buffett.

Slang

Example Sentences

"[Advertisement:] ATTENTION PARROTHEADS JIMMY BUFFET'S GREATEST HIT(S) IS HERE"
"ANNOUNCER (on TV): “If you're a Parrothead, try Jimmy Buffet's Key West Saloon, located downstairs in the lobby. From World-renown chef Gordon Fukayami come Roppongi, a bistro house with a South Asian flair. And if you're looking to get your funny bone tickled, don't miss Rita Rudner's hilarious live stand-up show.”"

Etymology

From parrot + -head, coined at a 1985 concert at the Timberwolf Amphitheater in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Buffett observed that many attendees wore Hawaiian-themed parrot hats.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: parrot

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Parrotheads (plural)

Questions

What does parrothead mean?: A fan of the American musician Jimmy Buffett.
Where does parrothead come from?: From parrot + -head, coined at a 1985 concert at the Timberwolf Amphitheater in Cincinnati, Ohio, where Buffett observed that many attendees wore Hawaiian-themed parrot hats.

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