snapback

snap·back

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [snap-bak]
- /ˈsnæpˌbæk/
- /ˈsnæpbæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snap-bak]
- /ˈsnæpˌbæk/

Definitions of snapback word

noun snapback a sudden rebound or recovery. 1
noun snapback Football. snap (def 34). 1
noun snapback a sudden rebound or change in direction 0
noun snapback snap (sense 30) 0

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Origin of snapback

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase snap back

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Snapback

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snapback

snapback popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

snapback usage trend in Literature

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