first-foot

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [furst foo t]
- /fɜrst fʊt/
- /fɜːst fʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst foo t]
- /fɜrst fʊt/

Definitions of first-foot word

noun first-foot the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day. 1
noun first-foot the first person met after starting out on the day of an important occasion. 1
verb with object first-foot to enter (a house) first on New Year's Day. 1
verb without object first-foot to be the first to enter a house on New Year's Day. 1
noun first-foot the first person to enter a household in the New Year. By Hogmanay tradition a dark-haired man who crosses the threshold at midnight brings good luck 0
verb first-foot to enter (a house) as first-foot 0

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Origin of first-foot

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for First-foot

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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first-foot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% 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.