Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoffice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shof-fice
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small building, located in a garden, serving as a home workspace.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"This spring, is your fancy turning towards a delightful garden room? Whether it’s a place to hang out (or hide from the family), an art studio, a gymnasium, a home office or shoffice, or even occasional accommodation for visitors, these stylish domestic add-ons have never been so popular."
"Cropping up at the bottom of gardens up and down the UK is the latest trend among the country’s home workers – the “shoffice”, an office in a shed."

Etymology

Blend of shed + office.

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

shoffices (plural)

Questions

What does shoffice mean?: A small building, located in a garden, serving as a home workspace.
Where does shoffice come from?: Blend of shed + office.

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