Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tightner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tight-ner
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A meal, particularly a large one.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Master Whelkey will answer perhaps, "But kool the esilop (look at the police), kool him (look at him). Curly: Nommus (be off), I am going to do the tightner" (have my dinner)."

Etymology

Alternative spelling of tightener.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

tightners (plural)

Phrases

Scots tuppeny tightner

Questions

What does tightner mean?: A meal, particularly a large one.
Where does tightner come from?: Alternative spelling of tightener.

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