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tomnoddy

/tɒmˈnɒdɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tomnod-dy
IPA
/tɒmˈnɒdɪ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The puffin.

noun

A fool or dunce.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /tɒmˈnɒdɪ/

Inflected Forms

tomnoddies (plural)

Synonyms

parrot puffin sea-parrot dunce fool idiot

Questions

How do you pronounce tomnoddy?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɒmˈnɒdɪ/.
What does tomnoddy mean?
The puffin.

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