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pick up stompies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pick- up s-tom-p-ies
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To join a conversation at the tail end, without knowing much about its content.

Etymology

See stompie (“cigarette butt”), suggesting something that is over and done with.

Inflected Forms

picks up stompies (present, singular) picking up stompies (participle, present) picked up stompies (participle, past) picked up stompies (past)

Questions

What does pick up stompies mean?
To join a conversation at the tail end, without knowing much about its content.
Where does pick up stompies come from?
See stompie (“cigarette butt”), suggesting something that is over and done with.

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