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wetting down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
wet-ting -down
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A party held to celebrate a promotion in the navy.

American usage; Slang

verb

present participle and gerund of wet down

Usage

Questions

What does wetting down mean?
A party held to celebrate a promotion in the navy.

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