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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stig

/stɪɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
stig
IPA
/stɪɡ/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

noun

An electronic cigarette or vape.

Australian usage; Slang

verb

To vape.

Australian usage; Slang

Etymology

From the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN).

Usage

Inflected Forms

stigs (plural) stigs (present, singular) stigging (participle, present) stigged (participle, past) stigged (past)

Synonyms

chav

Rhymes With

big dig pig fig gig rig wig brig sig mig jig zig

Questions

How do you pronounce stig?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɪɡ/.
What does stig mean?
Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.
Where does stig come from?
From the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN).

How to pronounce stig

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