Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stump speech

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: stump speech
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A standard speech by a politician running for office.

American usage

Example Sentences

"A week ago, two or three events a day was the norm for each candidate. They have shortened their stump speeches and are spending less time greeting supporters."
"“You're hungry and you want a burrito,” [Jeff] Jarvis exclaimed during one of his frequent stump speeches."

Etymology

From a bucolic image of a politician touring little settlements with his boilerplate speech which he delivers standing atop the stump of a chopped-down tree.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

stump speeches (plural)

Questions

What does stump speech mean?: A standard speech by a politician running for office.
Where does stump speech come from?: From a bucolic image of a politician touring little settlements with his boilerplate speech which he delivers standing atop the stump of a chopped-down tree.

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