beastie

beast·ie

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bee-stee]
- /ˈbi sti/
- /ˈbiː.sti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bee-stee]
- /ˈbi sti/

Definitions of beastie word

noun beastie a small animal 3
noun beastie an insect 3
noun beastie a little animal 3
noun beastie Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt. 1
noun beastie Facetious. an insect; bug. 1
noun beastie Canadian Slang (chiefly Alberta) . construction worker. 1

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Origin of beastie

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85; beast + -ie

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Parts of speech for Beastie

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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beastie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for beastie

noun beastie

pig — an earthenware crock, pot, pitcher, or jar.
monster — a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
creature — You can refer to any living thing that is not a plant as a creature, especially when it is of an unknown or unfamiliar kind. People also refer to imaginary animals and beings as creatures.
barbarian — In former times, barbarians were people from other countries who were thought to be uncivilized and violent.
monstrosity — the state or character of being monstrous.

All 13 Synonyms of beastie