Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinter

/ˈpɪntəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: pin-ter
IPA: /ˈpɪntəɹ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer

British usage; Slang

noun

A container that holds a certain number of pints.

British usage; Slang

noun

Something that takes a certain number of pints of beer to appreciate.

British usage; Slang

name

A surname from Hungarian.

name

A surname from Hungarian.

Example Sentences

"“Anyway, I'd best get a shuffle on. Got to pick some milk up, you see.” “I've just been too.” Sure enough he showed the hedgehog a four-pinter."
"She's so ugly, an eight-pinter, I'd say."
"I did Pinter for GCSE. I didn't understand it much though."

Etymology

From pint + -er.

Origin

Source language: Hungarian

Word Breakdown

Root: Pintér, binder
Suffix: pint

Usage

British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

pinters (plural)

Derived Forms

Pinteresque Pinterian Pinterish

Questions

How do you pronounce pinter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪntəɹ/.
What does pinter mean?: The drinking of a certain number of pints of beer
Where does pinter come from?: It is traced to Hungarian.

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