Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pnm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: pnm
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of potential new member (especially of a fraternity or sorority).

Example Sentences

"[…]daily “OOTDs” (outfits of the day), rush recap videos from freshly tanned and coiffed prospective new members (PNMs), and reactions to 18-year-old girls either elated or devastated by the high-stakes game of likability that is rush. The same process in August 2022, referred to by many as “Bama Rush season 2”, was as much a hit as season 1 – the top 5 PNM TikTok users garnered 110m views for their videos, with individual ones surpassing even the most-watched episodes of Keeping Up With the Kardashians."
"RushTok, which primarily features videos of PNMs describing their OOTD (outfit of the day) for each of the main sorority events at Southern universities, is a way for those rushing to document and share their experiences with the recruitment process."

Inflected Forms

PNMs (plural)

Questions

What does pnm mean?: Initialism of potential new member (especially of a fraternity or sorority).

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