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jackbooted

jack·boot·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-boo-tid]
    • /ˈdʒækˌbu tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-boo-tid]
    • /ˈdʒækˌbu tɪd/

Definitions of jackbooted word

  • adjective jackbooted wearing jackboots. 1
  • adjective jackbooted brutally and oppressively bullying: a jackbooted militarism. 1
  • noun jackbooted Wearing a pair of jackboots. 1
  • adjective jackbooted wearing jackboots 0
  • adjective jackbooted severely oppressive, esp. in a brutal or cruel way 0

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Origin of jackbooted

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
First recorded in 1840-50; jackboot + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Jackbooted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jackbooted popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

jackbooted usage trend in Literature

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