Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoomy

/ˈzuːmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: zoomy
IPA: /ˈzuːmi/

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That goes zoom!

adj

sleek, speedy, streamlined

Informal

adj

Stylish, as a zoomy car, or as someone who looks like they would drive a zoomy car

Slang

adj

Obviously characteristic of a zoom lens

adj

Evocative of Generation Z, or zoomers.

Slang

Example Sentences

"We play a game she calls zoomy rocket, which usually draws some nasty maternal stares."
"Zoomy little race cars […] inhabit this season's Christmas toy departments"
"zoomy but faded paint jobs"
"In our recent visits to the Frankfurt and Tokyo auto shows, we saw the zoomy shapes we expect at major shows."
"Does the zoomy new look of the TT [automobile] equate with a corresponding improvement in performance?"
"He caught a downtown bus and felt real good, real zoomy."

Etymology

From zoom + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: zoom

Usage

Inflected Forms

zoomier (comparative) zoomiest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

zoomies

Homonyms

zoomie

Rhymes With

gloomy roomy roomie doomy boomy cumae rheumy bloomy spumy fumy broomy womby

Questions

How do you pronounce zoomy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzuːmi/.
What does zoomy mean?: That goes zoom!
Where does zoomy come from?: From zoom + -y.

How to pronounce zoomy

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