Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scramblevision

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scram-ble-vi-sion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

pay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missing

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He didn't join me when I went into the other room at age 11 to watch Roger Clemens' first 20 K game on scramblevision, but he was definitely one of the first ones I told of the result."

Etymology

Blend of scramble + television.

Usage

Questions

What does scramblevision mean?: pay-per-view television watched without a descrambler, so that the picture is distorted or missing
Where does scramblevision come from?: Blend of scramble + television.

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