Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weinstein

/ˈwaɪnstiːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: we-in-stein
IPA: /ˈwaɪnstiːn/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An occupational or ornamental surname from German.

name

An ornamental surname from Yiddish.

verb

To make inappropriate sexual advances, especially from a position of power.

Slang

verb

To accuse someone in an influential position of sexual harassment.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Miramax Films cofounders Bob and Harvey Weinstein will end their successful, but often tumultuous, 12-year relationship with The Walt Disney Company to launch their own media company."
"After all, long before the #MeToo movement exposed workplace cultures of sexual harrasment and assault, before “getting Weinsteined” became colloquial shorthand for being forced into nonconsensual sexual acts for fear of losing one's job, Black women had been leading the charge against racialized sexual […]"
"None of this should be hard. There are too many allegations settled for too much money for O’Reilly to receive the benefit of the doubt. It’s time for O’Reilly to be Weinsteined."
"Waiting to Be Weinsteined: When Will Accusations of Sexual Harassment Arise in Architecture? [title]"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Weinstein or Yiddish ווײַנשטיין (wine stone). The verb is from the behavior of Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood movie mogul and convicted sex offender.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: ווײַנשטיין

Usage

Inflected Forms

Weinsteins (plural) Weinsteins (present, singular) Weinsteining (participle, present) Weinsteined (participle, past) Weinsteined (past)

Derived Forms

Weinsteinian

Phrases

Hagemoser-Weinstein-Bresnick syndrome Weinstein effect Weinstein-Aronszajn identity

Rhymes With

feinstein reinstein

Questions

How do you pronounce weinstein?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪnstiːn/.
What does weinstein mean?: An occupational or ornamental surname from German.
Where does weinstein come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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