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- [shah-muh s, shey-]
- /ˈʃɑ məs, ˈʃeɪ-/
- /ˈʃeɪ.məs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shah-muh s, shey-]
- /ˈʃɑ məs, ˈʃeɪ-/
Definitions of shamus word
- noun plural shamus a detective. 1
- noun plural shamus a police officer. 1
- noun shamus a police or private detective 0
- noun shamus a policeman 0
- noun shamus a private detective 0
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Origin of shamus
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; of obscure origin, though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames shammes or the Irish male given name Séamas
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Parts of speech for Shamus
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shamus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shamus usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shamus
noun shamus
- bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
- detective — A detective is someone whose job is to discover what has happened in a crime or other situation and to find the people involved. Some detectives work in the police force and others work privately.
- dick — A man's dick is his penis.
- feds — the Fed, Informal. the Federal Reserve System.
- flatfoot — Pathology. a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground. Also, flat foot. a foot with such an arch.
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