scotch-tape

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skoch teyp]
- /skɒtʃ teɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skoch teyp]
- /skɒtʃ teɪp/

Definition of scotch-tape word

verb with object scotch-tape to fasten or mend with Scotch tape. 1

Just one definition for scotch-tape

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Origin of scotch-tape

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; after the trademark

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Parts of speech for Scotch-tape

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Scotch-tape

scotch-tape popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% 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.