Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paul pry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: paul pry
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Example Sentences

"This self-gratulation is very natural; but it is not very just. The desire of knowledge is innate in human nature. We are all born more or less of a Paul Pry, and inherit a good dash of the temperament of "our general mother"."
"“Lot of Paul Prys,” grunted Miss Howard."

Etymology

Name of the interfering protagonist in John Poole's 1825 comic play of the same name; alliterative, from pry.

Questions

What does paul pry mean?: A nosy person.
Where does paul pry come from?: Name of the interfering protagonist in John Poole's 1825 comic play of the same name; alliterative, from pry.

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