SPOONDRIFT

spoon·drift

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spoon-drift]
- /ˈspunˌdrɪft/
- /ˈspuːndrɪft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spoon-drift]
- /ˈspunˌdrɪft/

Definition of spoondrift word

abbreviation SPOONDRIFT spindrift. 1

Just one definition for spoondrift

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Origin of spoondrift

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

1760-70; spoon, variant of obsolete spoom (of a ship) to run or scud before the wind + drift

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Parts of speech for Spoondrift

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spoondrift

spoondrift popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spoondrift usage trend in Literature

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