passion pit

pas·sion pit

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pash-uh n pit]
- /ˈpæʃ ən pɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pash-uh n pit]
- /ˈpæʃ ən pɪt/

Definition of passion pit words

noun passion pit a drive-in movie theater. 1

Just one definition for passion pit

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Origin of passion pit

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1935-40; so called from its use by adolescents as a place for unobserved sexual intimacy

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Parts of speech for Passion pit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Passion pit

passion pit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

passion pit usage trend in Literature

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