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quirly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quir-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cigarette, especially one which is hand-rolled.

American usage; Slang

Etymology

From quirl (“twist, curl”) + -y.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

quirlys (plural) quirlies (plural) quirlie (alternative) quirley (alternative)

Rhymes With

early bright and early shirley curly girly pearly burley surly burly earley hurly hurly-burly

Questions

What does quirly mean?
A cigarette, especially one which is hand-rolled.
Where does quirly come from?
From quirl (“twist, curl”) + -y.

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