Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zerbert

/ˈzɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zer-bert
IPA: /ˈzɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sound made when someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence.

Informal

Etymology

Coined as part of Bill Cosby’s stand up act. It gained adoption when it was broadcast in an episode of The Cosby Show in 1986, where it was spelled ZRBTT.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

zerberts (plural)

Synonyms

raspberry

Questions

How do you pronounce zerbert?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t/.
What does zerbert mean?: The sound made when someone places the mouth against skin and blows, imitative of the sound of flatulence.
Where does zerbert come from?: Coined as part of Bill Cosby’s stand up act. It gained adoption when it was broadcast in an episode of The Cosby Show in 1986, where it was spelled ZRBTT.

How to pronounce zerbert

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