smokey
/smˈoʊki/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative spelling of smoky.
noun
name
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "One day Rodolphe, who had been jugged for some slight choreographic extravagances, stumbled upon an uncle of his, one Monetti, a stove maker and smokey chimney doctor, and sargeant of the National Guard, whom he had not seen for an age."
- "The kind who craves an "alternative to the smokey bar scene," says the studio's Web site, in the form of an "invigorating candlelight yoga class accompanied by great live music.""
- "By the time we got into Tulsa Town We had eighty-five trucks in all But there's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf And them bears was wall-to-wall. Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper They even had a bear in the air."
- "The middle position, or "rocking chair," is so called because the drivers in the middle don't have to worry about watching for smokeys."
- "I was keeping an eye out for the smokeys who were no doubt hiding and waiting for unsuspecting tourists on the way in from Jacksonville."
- "Well let me tell you why I came, Crash: I need something from you, tonight. I had a four-man team for a big grab, lost one to smokies. I came looking to replace him, if you're still a badass."
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Wiktionary places this term in Law.