Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vadding

/ˈvædɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vadding
IPA: /ˈvædɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

urban exploration

American usage; Dated; Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

Said to originate at MIT, with reference to the early text adventure game ADVENT, which involved cave exploration. To hide the game from system administrators, the file would be renamed to ADV or its anagram VAD. See -ing.

Usage

Homonyms

vatting (General American)

Rhymes With

padding cladding madding

Questions

How do you pronounce vadding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvædɪŋ/.
What does vadding mean?: urban exploration
Where does vadding come from?: Said to originate at MIT, with reference to the early text adventure game ADVENT, which involved cave exploration. To hide the game from system administrators, the file would be renamed to ADV or its anagram VAD. See -ing.

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