Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skookum house

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
skookum -house
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prison or jail.

Canadian usage; American usage; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

skookum houses (plural)

Questions

What does skookum house mean?
A prison or jail.

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