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whuffie

/ˈwʌfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
whuffie
IPA
/ˈwʌfi/
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of social capital or reputation, especially within an online community.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in the novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003). Popularized by Tara Hunt in the non-fiction book The Whuffie Factor (2009).

Usage

Rhymes With

fluffy buffy duffy puffy stuffy scruffy huffy snuffy muffy toughie roughy mcguffey

Questions

How do you pronounce whuffie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwʌfi/.
What does whuffie mean?
A type of social capital or reputation, especially within an online community.
Where does whuffie come from?
Coined by Canadian-British-American blogger, journalist, and science fiction author Cory Doctorow in the novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (2003). Popularized by Tara Hunt in the non-fiction book The Whuffie Factor (2009).

How to pronounce whuffie

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