Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wristy

/ˈɹɪsti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: wristy
IPA: /ˈɹɪsti/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by marked or exaggerated movement of the wrist; involving deft wrist movements.

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

"I walked Jane down to the drive and watched her as she reversed, admiring her wristy gear changes."
"“So, what is sex? Is it plain intercourse? What about oral? Does that count? What about a wristy?[…]” “A gobby? A wristy?” asked Brenda. “More slang. A gobby is a blowjob, and as for a wristy...” Babs curled her fingers around an imaginary cock and made a jerking motion."
"Elle's grasped the front of his chinos, her fingers closing around his cock and Jackson jerked back […] After two days of sexual torment, his cock was on a hairtrigger, but that didn't mean he wanted a wristy on a hilltop."

Etymology

From wrist + -y (adjectival suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wrist

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɪsti/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

wristier (comparative) wristiest (superlative) wristies (plural) wristie (alternative)

Rhymes With

christie misty christy kristy twisty kristi kristie cristi fisty schisty

Questions

How do you pronounce wristy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪsti/.
What does wristy mean?: Characterised by marked or exaggerated movement of the wrist; involving deft wrist movements.
Where does wristy come from?: From wrist + -y (adjectival suffix).

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