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silly putty

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
sil-ly put-ty
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toy based on silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties.

noun

Alternative form of Silly Putty.

Etymology

Genericized from the trademark of Crayola.

Inflected Forms

Silly Putties (plural)

Rhymes With

nutty slutty putty cutty smutty butty dutty rutty gutty tutty suttee

Questions

What does silly putty mean?
A toy based on silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties.
Where does silly putty come from?
Genericized from the trademark of Crayola.

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