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swashbuckle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
swash-buck-le
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take part in exciting romantic adventures.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

A humorous back-formation from swashbuckler or swashbuckling.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swashbuckles (present, singular) swashbuckling (participle, present) swashbuckled (participle, past) swashbuckled (past)

Questions

What does swashbuckle mean?
To take part in exciting romantic adventures.
Where does swashbuckle come from?
A humorous back-formation from swashbuckler or swashbuckling.

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