Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

w-word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: w--word
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The word whore.

noun

The word wank or wanker.

noun

The word wetback.

noun

Any word beginning with the letter w that is not normally taboo but is considered (often humorously) to be so in the given context, such as the word work or woman.

Humorous

noun

Alternative letter-case form of w-word.

Example Sentences

"'We're going mining,' said Lister. 'We're not in the heats of "Come Jiving", we're going to work.' 'Hey - I do not do the "W" word.' 'We're all doing the "W" word,' said Lister."

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

w-words (plural)

Phrases

wh-word a-word b-word c-word d-word e-word f-word g-word

Frequently Paired Words

wh-word a-word b-word c-word d-word e-word f-word g-word

Questions

What does w-word mean?: The word whore.

How to pronounce w-word

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