romper
/ˈɹɑmpɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A onesie.
verb
To abduct (a victim) to a room where they are tortured and murdered; associated with the Ulster Defence Association.
Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "For a brief spell in 1974, Polly was singing in blackface as Sarah Leone with a British reggae romper named Tony Jackson."
- "Prompted to pose on her bed, [Tavi Gevinson] dressed in a skimpy romper, “pouting,” she recalled, “with heavily lined eyes and straightened blonde hair.”"
- "James McCartan was about to be ‘rompered’, but not before those present poured themselves drinks."
Etymology
From romp + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹɑmpɚ/
- British English: /ˈɹɒmpə/