scaramucci
/ˌskærəˈmuːtʃi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A unit of time equal to the duration of Anthony Scaramucci's tenure as White House Director of Communications, variously defined as 10 or 11 days.
American usage; Humorous
Example Sentences
- "Ardern's peroration began, “It's been three weeks now since I was asked to take this job ...” From the crowd, a laugh of astonishment. In the space of only two Scaramuccis, to steal the unit of measurement of the day, she had transformed the fortunes of the Labour Party."
- "My White House tenure lasted for approximately 220 “Scaramuccis.”"
- "If Trump himself had been more experienced at governing, or if he'd kept some senior officials longer than one or two Scaramuccis, or if he'd surrounded himself with true pros, not sycophants and sons-in-law, things might have been different."
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Scaramucci. The measurement comes from Anthony Scaramucci's short time as White House Director of Communications in 2017. Doublet of Scaramouche.