Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skee-bob]
- /ˈskiˌbɒb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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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