spindizzy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.
noun
An engine-powered miniature racing car running on a circular track, tethered by cables to a central pole, popular in the 1940s.
Dated
noun
An anti-gravity propulsion system capable of faster-than-light travel, powered by the hypothetical Blackett effect.
Example Sentences
- "Spindizzies, or tether cars, come in three categories of descending value: original as raced, restored and reproduced. […] The best indicator of a spindizzy’s authenticity is its size, said Eric Zausner of Berkeley, Calif., who has an extensive collection. “Repros are always smaller because they come from second-generation molds.”"
- "Spindizzies, model auto racing fans to you, are going to have a field day at Safford Junio[r] High School grounds, facing South Fourth avenue, this afternoon."
- "So the twin scientific themes of the first book are the development of antigravity technology called spindizzies that enable whole cities to lift into space, and the production of "anti-agathic" drugs that can extend life indefinitely, necessary for the immense journey times in interstellar space."