Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speed demon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: speed de-mon
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anyone or anything that is extremely fast or reckless.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: Speedy Gonzales"
"Being a speed demon in video games is OK, but out here on the roadways in the real world, you might injure or kill your crash victim and end up in prison."
"The reason they're speed demons at checking off work tasks is that they do the work carelessly and don't bother to check their work for mistakes before submitting it. Maybe they'll get fired eventually, or the company will be plagued with recalls and returns and end up going under."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

speed demons (plural)

Synonyms

Speedy Gonzales speeder

Questions

What does speed demon mean?: Anyone or anything that is extremely fast or reckless.

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