shoofly

shoo·fly

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo-flahy]
- /ˈʃuˌflaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo-flahy]
- /ˈʃuˌflaɪ/

Definitions of shoofly word

noun plural shoofly a child's rocker having a seat supported between two boards cut and painted to resemble animals. 1
noun shoofly a kind of shuffling dance 0
noun shoofly a child's rocker with a seat mounted between supports typically designed in the form of horses, swans, etc. 0
noun shoofly an open pie with a filling of molasses and brown sugar 0

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Origin of shoofly

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65; shoo + fly2

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Parts of speech for Shoofly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shoofly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

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Synonyms for shoofly

noun shoofly

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.

All 8 Synonyms of shoofly