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tail-spin

tail-spin
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyl spin]
    • /teɪl spɪn/
    • /teɪl spɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyl spin]
    • /teɪl spɪn/

Definitions of tail-spin word

  • noun tail-spin spin (def 23). 1
  • noun tail-spin a sudden and helpless collapse into failure, confusion, or the like. 1
  • verb without object tail-spin to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn: After the mill closes, the local economy may tailspin. 1

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Origin of tail-spin

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; tail1 + spin

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Parts of speech for Tail-spin

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tail-spin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% 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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