Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

white glove test

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: white -glove test
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An examination of cleanliness, hygiene or other cleaning-related standards.

Example Sentences

"Looking at the imprint his hand had left on the visible layer of dust, he realized his home would certainly not pass his mother's white glove test."

Etymology

From the 1950s American image of putting on a white glove and running a finger along a spot to see how much dirt and dust is accumulated as a way of measuring how well the area has been kept clean.

Inflected Forms

white glove tests (plural) white-glove test (alternative)

Questions

What does white glove test mean?: An examination of cleanliness, hygiene or other cleaning-related standards.
Where does white glove test come from?: From the 1950s American image of putting on a white glove and running a finger along a spot to see how much dirt and dust is accumulated as a way of measuring how well the area has been kept clean.

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