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skibob

ski·bob
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skee-bob]
    • /ˈskiˌbɒb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skee-bob]
    • /ˈskiˌbɒb/

Definitions of skibob word

  • noun skibob a winter-sport vehicle for riding downhill over snow, often used at mountain resorts, that runs on a fixed ski and has a much shorter, pivoting front ski steered by handlebars, with the rider sitting as on a bicycle and usually wearing miniskis to assist in balancing the vehicle. 1
  • noun skibob a vehicle made of two short skis, the forward one having a steering handle and the rear one supporting a low seat, for gliding down snow slopes 0

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Origin of skibob

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; ski + bob(sled)

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Parts of speech for Skibob

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

skibob popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

skibob usage trend in Literature

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