Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strappy

/ˈstɹapi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: strap-py
IPA: /ˈstɹapi/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or characterized by straps.

Example Sentences

"Looking luminous in a yellow, strappy Cavalli dress with her sun-kissed hair cascading down her back, the pop star-turned-actress demands that the reporter shake her groove thing like Beyonce does in her hit video "Crazy in Love.""
"The click-click-click of strappy stilettos has given way to the clomp-clomp-clomp of platforms and wedges on the Milan catwalk."
"We read newspaper accounts of the Reagans' black-tie evenings, where the women wore long, shimmering gowns and strappy high heels and everyone toasted equally elegant foreign guests."

Etymology

From strap + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈstɹapi/

Inflected Forms

strappier (comparative) strappiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

strappily strappiness strappies

Phrases

strappy top

Rhymes With

happy rock happy unhappy crappy scrappy snappy nappy flappy sappy pappy chappy appy

Questions

How do you pronounce strappy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹapi/.
What does strappy mean?: Of or characterized by straps.
Where does strappy come from?: From strap + -y.

How to pronounce strappy

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