Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parting gift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: part-ing gift
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gift given to someone who is leaving; a leaving present.

noun

An offering given, usually as a consolation prize, to a person who is not the ultimate winner of a contest. Often used in a game show for contestants who are not the grand prize winner.

noun

A final attack or insult by a departing enemy.

Example Sentences

"Like a game show contestant with a parting gift. I could not believe my eyes. - Blues Traveler, Runaround"
"In the air, some aircraft are using their loads of small 100-pound bombs and their gun armament to try and disrupt or detonate torpedoes launched by Japanese destroyers and cruisers as parting gifts, with some degree of success."

Inflected Forms

parting gifts (plural)

Questions

What does parting gift mean?: A gift given to someone who is leaving; a leaving present.

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