interabang

in·ter·a·bang

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-uh-bang]
- /ɪnˈtɛr əˌbæŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-uh-bang]
- /ɪnˈtɛr əˌbæŋ/

Definitions of interabang word

noun interabang a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. 1
noun interabang Alternative form of interrobang. 0

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Origin of interabang

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70, Americanism; interro(gation point) + bang1, printers' slang for an exclamation point

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Parts of speech for Interabang

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Interabang

interabang 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.

According to our data about 63% 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.