clay eater

clay eat

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kley eet]
- /kleɪ it/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kley eet]
- /kleɪ it/

Definition of clay eater words

noun clay eater (in the South Atlantic States) a term used to refer to a poor, uneducated person from a rural area. 1

Just one definition for clay eater

Information block about the term

Origin of clay eater

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Clay eater

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Clay eater

clay eater popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

clay eater usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer