rink rat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ringk rat]
- /rɪŋk ræt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ringk rat]
- /rɪŋk ræt/

Definitions of rink rat words

noun rink rat a youth who spends a great deal of time at a hockey rink, helping with maintenance work, sweeping, etc., often without pay or in return for free admission to the rink. 1
noun rink rat a young person who carries out chores at an ice-hockey rink in return for free skating time 0

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Origin of rink rat

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Rink rat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rink rat

rink rat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% 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.

rink rat usage trend in Literature

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