Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sitcom

/ˈsɪtˌkɑm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: sit-com
IPA: /ˈsɪtˌkɑm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy.

noun

Acronym of single income, two children, oppressive/outrageous mortgage.

Example Sentences

""Today we have Grumps (grim, ruthless, upwardly mobile professionals), Dinks (those with dual-income, no kids), Sitcoms (those with single-income, two children, outrageous mortgages); and, just to recognize the graying populace in this country, Opals (older people with active lifestyles).""
""There are MINKs (multiple income, no kids) and what may be the acronym of the '90s, SITCOMs (single income, two children, outrageous mortgage).""
""By the end of the 1990s, in some circles, parents had become SITCOMS (single income, two children, oppressive mortgage) and those without children were THINKERS (two healthy incomes, no kids, early retirement).""

Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪtˌkɑm/
British English: /ˈsɪtˌkɒm/

Inflected Forms

sitcoms (plural) sit-com (alternative) sit com (alternative)

Derived Forms

anicom bitcom Britcom kidcom shitcom sitcomedian sitcomic sitcomish sitcomlike sitcommish sitcommy sitdram

Phrases

three-camera sitcom

Frequently Paired Words

romcom sadcom

Synonyms

situation comedy

Questions

How do you pronounce sitcom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪtˌkɑm/.
What does sitcom mean?: Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy.
Where does sitcom come from?: Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).

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