Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seamonkey

/siː ˈmʌŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: sea-mon-key
IPA: /siː ˈmʌŋki/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Southeast Asian person.

Derogatory; Offensive; Slang

Etymology

Compound of SEA (“Southeast Asia”) + monkey, a deliberate matching with the term sea monkey (“brine shrimp”). Possibly influenced by Northeast Asian perception of Southeast Asians as primitive, impoverished or barbaric.

Usage

Inflected Forms

SEAmonkeys (plural)

Phrases

jungle Asian

Frequently Paired Words

SEAbling jungle Asian dogeater fishhead

Homonyms

sea monkey

Questions

How do you pronounce seamonkey?: The recorded pronunciation is /siː ˈmʌŋki/.
What does seamonkey mean?: A Southeast Asian person.
Where does seamonkey come from?: Compound of SEA (“Southeast Asia”) + monkey, a deliberate matching with the term sea monkey (“brine shrimp”). Possibly influenced by Northeast Asian perception of Southeast Asians as primitive, impoverished or barbaric.

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