Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tennis bracelet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: ten-nis bracelet
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diamond line bracelet.

Example Sentences

"“So he bought her a tennis bracelet.” “A tennis bracelet?” “Diamonds, Chaurisse. Major jewelry.”"

Etymology

Owes its name to an incident at the 1978 US Open tournament where the women’s tennis pro Chris Evert served a ball to her opponent so briskly that her diamond bracelet flew off her wrist.

Inflected Forms

tennis bracelets (plural)

Questions

What does tennis bracelet mean?: A diamond line bracelet.
Where does tennis bracelet come from?: Owes its name to an incident at the 1978 US Open tournament where the women’s tennis pro Chris Evert served a ball to her opponent so briskly that her diamond bracelet flew off her wrist.

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