Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rib-tickling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
rib-tick-ling
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Funny.

Etymology

From rib + tickling.

Questions

What does rib-tickling mean?
Funny.
Where does rib-tickling come from?
From rib + tickling.

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