Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waste of oxygen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: waste of oxy-gen
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worthless person.

Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

Suggesting that the air which a person breathes could be put to better use.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wastes of oxygen (plural)

Synonyms

oxygen thief oxygen waster waste of breath waste of existence waste of space

Questions

What does waste of oxygen mean?: A worthless person.
Where does waste of oxygen come from?: Suggesting that the air which a person breathes could be put to better use.

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