scotch mist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skoch mist]
- /skɒtʃ mɪst/
- /skɒtʃ mɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skoch mist]
- /skɒtʃ mɪst/

Definitions of scotch mist words

noun scotch mist a combination of mist or fog and drizzle, occurring frequently in Scotland and parts of England. 1
noun scotch mist a cocktail made by pouring Scotch whisky over finely crushed ice. 1
noun scotch mist a heavy wet mist 0
noun scotch mist drizzle 0

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Origin of scotch mist

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65

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Parts of speech for Scotch mist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scotch mist

scotch mist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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.

scotch mist usage trend in Literature

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