Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tickleass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tick-le-ass
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird, the black-legged kittiwake.

Example Sentences

"She went flying across Central Newfoundland like a goosed tickleass."
"More likely, it was the prospect of meat. Curwen was by now craving a juicy roast – 'even seal chop' – and was always loosing off at tickleasses and harps."

Etymology

Perhaps imitative, as with the broader name kittiwake.

Inflected Forms

tickleasses (plural) tickleace (alternative)

Questions

What does tickleass mean?: A bird, the black-legged kittiwake.
Where does tickleass come from?: Perhaps imitative, as with the broader name kittiwake.

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