Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaggy-dog story

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
shag-gy--dog s-to-ry
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of shaggy dog story.

Inflected Forms

shaggy-dog stories (plural)

Questions

What does shaggy-dog story mean?
Alternative form of shaggy dog story.

How to pronounce shaggy-dog story

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