garboil

gar·boil

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gahr-boil]
- /ˈgɑr bɔɪl/
- /ɡˈɑːbɔɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gahr-boil]
- /ˈgɑr bɔɪl/

Definitions of garboil word

noun garboil confusion. 1
noun garboil confusion or disturbance; uproar 0

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Origin of garboil

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; < Middle French garbouil < Old Italian garbuglio

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Garboil

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Garboil

garboil popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% 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".

garboil usage trend in Literature

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