Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vandy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: vandy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Vanderbilt University

Informal

Example Sentences

"One of the things he missed most was that 1951 national championship season for Tennessee, although on one occasion he managed to obtain tickets for himself and Briscoe from the Vanderbilt Athletic Department for the Vandy-Tennessee game at Knoxville."
"The Tennessee defense held Vandy on numerous occasions in the fourth quarter."
"Before the season, the SEC coaches' poll tabbed Alabama, Vandy, Tennessee and Kentucky as the title contenders, and tabbed Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Florida, Auburn and Georgia as outsiders."

Etymology

From Vanderbilt + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Vanderbilt

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does vandy mean?: Vanderbilt University
Where does vandy come from?: From Vanderbilt + -y.

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