Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yl

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: yl
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female radio amateur.

Slang

noun

Initialism of young learner.

Example Sentences

"Games for the harmonics, (children), YL's and XYL's and the OM's, plus free soda for all."

Etymology

In radio sense: short for young lady.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

YLs (plural)

Questions

What does yl mean?: A female radio amateur.
Where does yl come from?: In radio sense: short for young lady.

How to pronounce yl

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