Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spokesdog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spokes-dog
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A canine mascot.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"2008 January 19, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio The scientists were thrilled, but a spokesdog for the dog community said the program was inadequate."

Etymology

By analogy to spokeswoman, spokesperson, etc., formed with dog.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

spokesdogs (plural)

Questions

What does spokesdog mean?: A canine mascot.
Where does spokesdog come from?: By analogy to spokeswoman, spokesperson, etc., formed with dog.

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