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poindexter

/ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables
poindex-ter
IPA
/ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstɚ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Jersey Norman.

noun

A bookish or socially unskilled person.

American usage; Colloquial

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Poindexter.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Jersey Norman Poingdestre (literally “right fist”). The sense “bookish or socially unskilled person” is from the character of the same name in the 1959 animated television series Felix the Cat, which is a revival of the original Felix the Cat animated films from 1919 to 1936. Its first use appears c. 1981 in the publication University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Slang.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Poindexters (plural)

Derived Forms

poindexterish

Synonyms

geek nerd dork flabbergast flabagast flabaghast gink Nigel nosebleed

Questions

How do you pronounce poindexter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɪnˌdɛkstɚ/.
What does poindexter mean?
A surname from Jersey Norman.
Where does poindexter come from?
From Jersey Norman Poingdestre (literally “right fist”). The sense “bookish or socially unskilled person” is from the character of the same name in the 1959 animated television series Felix the Cat, which is a revival of the original Felix the Cat animated films from 1919 to 1936. Its first use appears c. 1981 in the publication University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Slang.

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