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- [il-in]
- /ˈɪl ɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [il-in]
- /ˈɪl ɪn/
Definition of illin word
- adjective illin Slang. foolish; crazy (used especially in the phrase be illin'). 1
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Origin of illin
First appearance:
before 1980 One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1980-85; apparently from ill
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Illin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
illin popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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".
illin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for illin
adjective illin
- lin — a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
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