vietraq
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Iraq War, implying similarity with the Vietnam War where an earlier cessation of conflict might have avoided needless casualties.
American usage; Derogatory; Slang
Example Sentences
- "Or for some of the unlucky things, like Enron et al that went nuts stealing on his watch, or Vietraq that lacks enough troops according to three out of four multi-starred generals but not Rumsfeld, or the falling dollar that hasn't created sales, or the collapse of US respect which might see some recovery if we ever send troops to a country that doesn't have oil."
- "Who knows, he may just hit the jackpot with the US style legal system they are installing in Vietraq."
- "They know when they are paying record prices and can't afford the energy to pump water to irrigate wilting crops. They know whodunnit. Bush on bended knee has to go to China to borrow money to keep up the Vietraq War and mother hubbard's^([sic]) cupboard is bare in washington^([sic]) and getting bare in the heartland."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage
- Derogatory
- Slang