Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stomach bug

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: stom-ach bug
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something, such as a germ, that causes intestinal distress (particularly vomiting).

Informal

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

stomach bugs (plural)

Questions

What does stomach bug mean?: Something, such as a germ, that causes intestinal distress (particularly vomiting).

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