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popcorning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pop-corn-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sporadic pronking behaviour in guinea pigs.

Uncountable

noun

An accidental chain reaction in which one explosion sets off others

Uncountable

noun

Vocal fry.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of popcorn

Etymology

From popcorn + -ing, from the jumping movements of kernels of popcorn as they are cooked.

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Questions

What does popcorning mean?
A sporadic pronking behaviour in guinea pigs.
Where does popcorning come from?
From popcorn + -ing, from the jumping movements of kernels of popcorn as they are cooked.

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