rubber-faced

rub·ber-faced

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhb-er feyst]
- /ˈrʌb ər feɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhb-er feyst]
- /ˈrʌb ər feɪst/

Definition of rubber-faced word

adjective rubber-faced having a face with unusually mobile features: a rubber-faced comedian. 1

Just one definition for rubber-faced

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Origin of rubber-faced

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Rubber-faced

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rubber-faced

rubber-faced popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% 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.