Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smoggy

/ˈsmɒ.ɡi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: smog-gy
IPA: /ˈsmɒ.ɡi/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Middlesbrough.

Derogatory

adj

Example Sentences

"It was another smoggy day in Los Angeles."
"In Los Angeles, that means relatively cool with few temperature inversions that trap the gases that help make the region the smoggiest in the country."
"She was all right. The abuse she was suffering wouldn't hurt her. The bright sun would forget all about it. The smoggy sky would turn brown studies to gold. (What crap.)"
"Even the clearest distinction between the two cities — climate — has been smoggier of late."

Etymology

From smog, the fumes given off from large industrial areas and buildings, for which Middlesbrough is famous.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

Smoggies (plural) smoggier (comparative) smoggiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

smoggily smogginess

Rhymes With

doggy doggie foggy soggy pedagogy groggy froggy boggy demagogy hoggy scroggy loggy

Questions

How do you pronounce smoggy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsmɒ.ɡi/.
What does smoggy mean?: A person from Middlesbrough.
Where does smoggy come from?: From smog, the fumes given off from large industrial areas and buildings, for which Middlesbrough is famous.

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