Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yeggman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yeg-gman
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who breaks open safes, a burglar; a yegg.

Slang

Etymology

From yegg + man.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

yeggmen (plural)

Synonyms

safecracker yegg

Questions

What does yeggman mean?: A person who breaks open safes, a burglar; a yegg.
Where does yeggman come from?: From yegg + man.

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