Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trimmigrant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trim-mi-grant
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A migrant worker who comes into an area to find a job harvesting marijuana.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Whether you support it or not, marijuana cultivation has become increasingly rooted in our local community and economy, bring boutique fertilizer stores, cheap weed and a fall migration of slightly disheveled "trimmigrants" to our area."
"Based on previous experience, Nevada City was braced for a massive influx of so-called “trimmigrants” when the marijuana harvest season started."
"If there is full legalization in California, the poor Bohemians making $200-400 day trimming buds in Humbolt County will be earning $10 an hour, if that. I have a trimmigrant relative who makes that kind of money working basically half-days."

Etymology

Blend of trim + immigrant.

Usage

American usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

trimmigrants (plural)

Questions

What does trimmigrant mean?: A migrant worker who comes into an area to find a job harvesting marijuana.
Where does trimmigrant come from?: Blend of trim + immigrant.

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