Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whiffenpoof

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whif-f-en-poof
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a collegiate a cappella singing group established at Yale University in 1909.

noun

A fictional bird, said to fly forwards while looking backwards.

Inflected Forms

Whiffenpoofs (plural)

Questions

What does whiffenpoof mean?: A member of a collegiate a cappella singing group established at Yale University in 1909.

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