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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putt-putt

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
put-t-putt
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Of a motorised vehicle, to move with a repeated emission of small explosive pops from the exhaust.

noun

An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles.

Uncountable

Etymology

Reduplication of putt.

Usage

Inflected Forms

putt-putts (present, singular) putt-putting (participle, present) putt-putted (participle, past) putt-putted (past) put-put (alternative)

Synonyms

crazy golf miniature golf

Questions

What does putt-putt mean?
Of a motorised vehicle, to move with a repeated emission of small explosive pops from the exhaust.
Where does putt-putt come from?
Reduplication of putt.

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