Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play cupid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: play cu-pid
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act as a matchmaker, trying to coerce or induce two people into a romantic relationship.

Informal

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

plays Cupid (present, singular) playing Cupid (participle, present) played Cupid (participle, past) played Cupid (past)

Questions

What does play cupid mean?: To act as a matchmaker, trying to coerce or induce two people into a romantic relationship.

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