Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klem]
- /klɛm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klem]
- /klɛm/
Definitions of clem word
- verb clem to be hungry or cause to be hungry 4
- noun clem a male given name, form of Clement. 2
- noun clem (transitive, or, intransitive) To be hungry. 2
- noun clem (Slang) (Geordie, vulgar) A testicle. 0
- verb clem (transitive or intransitive) To be hungry. 0
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Origin of clem
First appearance:
before 1530 One of the 29% oldest English words
1530-40; akin to Middle English forclemmed (past participle) pinched with hunger, Old English beclemman to fetter
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Clem
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clem popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% 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".
clem usage trend in Literature
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